Amplifying the Voices of Kenyan Women in Canada: The Implicit Contradiction of the Federal Skilled Worker Program

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dc.contributor.advisorJacobs, Merle A.
dc.contributor.authorMutune, Catherine Nthambi
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-08T15:58:33Z
dc.date.available2022-08-08T15:58:33Z
dc.date.copyright2022-05-31
dc.date.issued2022-08-08
dc.date.updated2022-08-08T15:58:33Z
dc.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractMy own experiences and those of other women from East Africa as recently landed immigrants inspired this autoethnographic research paper regarding experiences under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) in Canada and the challenges we have encountered socially, economically, and politically as we negotiate and adjust to a new culture. I wanted to make meaning of how African immigrant women negotiate race, gender, class, and ethnicity. This research responds to calls from scholars to examine why educated, racialized immigrants are experiencing downward mobility, economically and socially. It explores intersectional questions related to African women. I argue that advanced education and skill level for black African immigrant women decreases the need for targeted support and hence minimizes the need to access settlement programs and services, which can be a catalyst for falling into poverty. Key words: Skilled African Women, Federal Skilled Worker Program, Intersectionality, Settlement programs, Stories
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/39674
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subject.keywordsKenyan women
dc.subject.keywordsSkilled African women
dc.subject.keywordsFederal Skilled Worker Program
dc.subject.keywordsStories
dc.subject.keywordsIntersectionality
dc.subject.keywordsUbuntu
dc.subject.keywordsChama
dc.subject.keywordsWomen solidarities
dc.subject.keywordsAutoethnography
dc.subject.keywordsLanguage
dc.subject.keywordsAfrican women
dc.subject.keywordsDiscrimination
dc.subject.keywordsSocial determinants of health
dc.subject.keywordsImmigration
dc.subject.keywordsSettlement programs
dc.titleAmplifying the Voices of Kenyan Women in Canada: The Implicit Contradiction of the Federal Skilled Worker Program
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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