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The Effects of Gender, Race, and Occupational Structure on the Earnings of Immigrant Women: A Preliminary Discussion by Lori Wilkinson Department of Sociology University of Manitoba. PCERII Annual Planning Meeting, Feb. 10-11, 2006. Study 1.
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The Effects of Gender, Race, and Occupational Structure on the Earnings of Immigrant Women: A Preliminary Discussionby Lori WilkinsonDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Manitoba PCERII Annual Planning Meeting, Feb. 10-11, 2006
Study 1 The Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrant Women: Canada and the United States Compared • What factors influence the short-, medium-, and long-term economic integration of immigrant women in Canada and the United States? • Do these factors differ between Canada and the United States and/or by stage of integration?
OLS Regression of Income: Long-term Immigrant Women, US & Canada
Study 1: Findings • Returns on education are greater for native-born women than immigrant-born women in both countries, though convergence over time is observed • Fertility rate and presence of children under 6 years: mixed results—negatively affecting short- and medium-term immigrant women • Region of settlement: there is an association between income and region of settlement which may influence where immigrants settle • Visible minority status negatively affects income in the short- and medium-term, but the effect is smaller among long-term immigrant women.
Study 2 The Effects of Gender, Race, and Occupational Structure on the Earnings of Immigrant Women • Does the gender and racial component of occupational structures affect the earning outcomes of immigrant women in Canada? • How do gender and race influence the occupational structure and earnings outcomes of immigrant women in the US? Are these influences different?
OLS Regression (Wages) byOccupation for Immigrant and Canadian-born Women, 2001 (DRAFT VERSION)
Policy Implications • Priority Six: Economic outcomes for immigrants and minorities in the context of domestic economic restructuring, changes in labour demand, changes in immigration sources and growing international mobility. • Priority Eleven: Managing migration flows and integrating immigrants and their descendants that will result from demographic change and globalization, notably economic integration and technological change.
Financial and Other Support • Tracey Peter PhD candidate • Renuka Chaturvedi, MA Student • Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration • Winnipeg Area Study