Implications of the Danish integration and immigration process on the Syrian Refugee women -A case study of the factors that hold back the Syrian women refugees to work.: Implications of the Danish integration and immigration process on the Syrian Refugee women -A case study of the factors that hold back the Syrian women refugees to work.
Translated title
Implications of the Danish integration and immigration process on the Syrian Refugee women -A case study of the factors that hold back the Syrian women refugees to work.
Author
Alasimi, Yosra Ibrahim
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-05-28
Pages
99
Abstract
This study examined why Syrian refugee women in Denmark fall behind in the labor market, even though they often have higher education than men. Because integration is central to refugee well-being, the project explored how Danish integration and gender equality conditions shape women’s entry into work. Using a mixed-methods, constructivist design, the study combined surveys and in-depth interviews with open-ended questions. A thematic analysis of the responses identified recurring barriers: cultural and traditional norms, religious practices, gender inequality, Danish language challenges, and limited job experience. Some participants also pointed to work-related government policies as obstacles. Finally, several raised concerns about how the Danish education system supports labor market integration, citing limited effectiveness for refugee women, mismatches between existing skills and labor demands, slow routes into work, lack of job guarantees, and a market preference for higher academic credentials.
Studiet undersøgte, hvorfor syriske flygtningekvinder i Danmark halter bagefter på arbejdsmarkedet, selv om de ofte har højere uddannelse end mænd. Fordi integration er central for flygtninges trivsel, ser projektet på, hvordan danske integrations- og ligestillingsforhold påvirker kvinders vej ind på arbejdsmarkedet. Med et mixed methods-design og en konstruktivistisk tilgang kombinerede studiet spørgeskemaer og dybdegående interviews med åbne spørgsmål. En tematisk analyse af svarene identificerede tilbagevendende barrierer: kulturelle og traditionelle normer, religiøs praksis, kønsulighed, udfordringer med dansk sprog samt begrænset erhvervserfaring. Nogle deltagere pegede også på arbejdsrelaterede statslige politikker som hindringer. Endelig udtrykte flere bekymring for, hvordan det danske uddannelsessystem understøtter arbejdsmarkedsintegration, herunder begrænset effekt for flygtningekvinder, misforhold mellem eksisterende kompetencer og arbejdsmarkedets efterspørgsel, langsomme veje ind i arbejde, manglende jobgarantier og arbejdsgiveres præference for højere akademiske kvalifikationer.
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