Through the use of a social exclusion framework and analysis recent data from Survey Labour Income Dynamics (2009), national longitudinal database, this empirical research investigates mechanisms through which groups are made socio-economic outcomes determined in Canada today. Our objective is to explore describe characteristics personal attributes that intersect direct divergent economic realities. To end, we initially present brief review literature, as well descriptive on several aspects...

In this article, the authors examine patterns of economic exclusion in Canada's labor market 2000 and 2010. Using Survey Labour Income Dynamics data, devise a unique Economic Exclusion Index to capture disparities income, employment precarity, wealth. The find evidence persistent disadvantage tied immigrant status, race, gender market; specifically, individuals identified as Black, South Asian Arab, well recent immigrants women, fare worst. conclude that there is need for structural changes...

Using a growth model analysis of Canada's Longitudinal Survey Immigrants to Canada (LSIC), we establish significant relationship between application status — i.e., the distinction in immigration policy primary and secondary migrants individual wages. This is associated with an earnings disadvantage for migrants, who are disproportionately female. The persists over time, even when human capital personal characteristics, household context, pre-existing differences relative employability...

This paper provides an in-depth description and case application of a conceptual model social exclusion: aiming to advance existing knowledge on how conceive identify this complex idea, evaluate the methodologies used measure it, reconsider what is understood about its realities toward meaningful measurable conception inclusion. Drawing Pierre Bourdieu’s tools fields systems capital, our research posits applies theoretical framework that permits measurement exclusion as dynamic, social,...

This study is the first to explicitly assess connections between welfare state spending and gendered classed dimensions of unpaid care work across 29 European nations. Our research uses multi-level model analysis Quality Life Survey data, examining childcare housework burdens for people living with at least one child under age 18. Two key findings emerge: First, by disaggregating different types work, we find that provision more than classed—reflecting trends toward “intensive mothering”....

Long-term care (LTC) facilities have emerged as the single most critical location for outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic across Canada and internationally. Yet voices health aides (HCAs), an overwhelmingly female racialized workforce who provide essential daily to LTC residents, largely been ignored to-date. This community-based research study provides new data collected from 25 in-depth individual interviews with immigrant women HCAs were working in Calgary, Alberta between January 1 March 30,...

Abstract This study uses Statistics Canada's Longitudinal Immigration Database to examine the ‘intersectional pathway penalty’ experienced by immigrant women from Philippines entering Canada between 1996 and 2016 through three immigration categories. Estimating a series of growth curve models employment income for 642,885 women, we compare Filipina immigrants’ earnings trajectories with female immigrants other source countries highlight how country origin intersects entry class affect...

This article disaggregates high- and low-status care work across eight liberal welfare regimes: Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Switzerland, the United Kingdom States. Using Luxembourg Income Study data, descriptive multivariate analyses provide support for a ‘migrant in market’ model of employment, notwithstanding variation countries. The data demonstrate wage penalty both employment several regimes, with latter (service jobs health, education social work) more likely to be...

Abstract This article contrasts the earnings of high‐ and low‐status care workers in Canada, United States, Japan, Republic Korea Taiwan (China) using micro‐data files Luxembourg Income Study. By disaggregating existing definitions work, author identifies occupations with lower higher degrees “social closure”, revealing associated penalties bonuses cross‐nationally. She also empirically measures extent similarities (and differences) between within economies “liberal” “productivist...

Abstract This study uses 2010–2014 Luxembourg Income Study data to measure care work quantitatively within and across four regimes, with a particular focus on the reliance migrant women for low-wage, low-status in health, education, social work, domestic services. Care regimes are examined order highlight similarities differences twelve economies: while liberal corporatist found display “migrant market” model of employment, familialistic democratic exhibit somewhat different employment...

RÉSUMÉ En ce moment, de nombreux immigrants n’ont pas droit à participer au régime retraite publique du Canada en raison des critères résidence légale. De plus, décennies faible revenu et l’exclusion marché travail défendent canadiens d’augmenter une épargne-pension ou économies suffisantes tout long la période vie quand ils travaillent. Ces facteurs, pris ensemble, posent sérieuses préoccupations pour le bien-être âgés. À l’aide données recensement canadien pendant vingt ans (1991–2011),...

Le présent article examine la question de prévalence et des conséquences du retrait marché travail personnel immigrant soins à autrui au Canada après naissance d’un enfant. Les analyses ont été menées principalement partir données issues Base longitudinales sur les immigrants (BDIM) 2009-2018, en comparant un échantillon personnes immigrantes entrées par le biais Programme aides familiaux résidants/Programme (PAFR) avec celui qui sont arrivées dans cadre programmes économiques ou titre...

This article situates secondary schooling within the evolving transnational social field. Drawing on 43 interviews with teachers and former students connections in Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Canada, I examine how practices dispositions fit existing curricular pedagogical frameworks schools. It is suggested that 'ways of being' belonging' for are conflict teachers' views ought to act feel classroom settings. When travel their sending societies ongoing periods, data reveal disconnections at...

Abstract While existing research highlights the feminized and devalued nature of care work, relationship between work job satisfaction has not yet been tested cross-nationally. England (2005) outlines two theoretical frameworks that guide our thinking about this potential relationship: Prisoner Love framework suggests that, notwithstanding explicit implicit costs intrinsic benefits caring provide ‘psychic income’ lead to greater satisfaction; while Commodification Emotion suggests, instead,...

Canada’s old age security (OAS), a flat-benefit public pension, is internationally lauded as an accessible and effective safety net for seniors. This paper explores discrepancies in OAS uptake using Canadian Census data from 1996 to 2011. Our findings demonstrate disparities based on immigration status, language proficiency, visible minority disputing claims of “universal” provision. Multivariate analyses confirm strong “immigrant effect,” with being Canada 20 years or less leading lower...

This article examines the relationship between gender, class and unpaid care for children elderly household members across twenty-five countries. Using microdata files of 2015–2017 Luxembourg Income Study, we demonstrate that income quintile shapes resident caregiving a) women’s diminished share b) associated “wage penalty” women experience in paid employment, examining dual-headed heterosexual households grouping countries at varying levels GDP per capita. Our analyses both eldercare...

Care work is typically undervalued and precarious. However, little currently known about the financial outcomes of immigrant women care workers as they reach post-retirement age, or their access to effective social policy supports. Using Canada a case example, this study analyzes Longitudinal Immigration Database compare income trajectories aged 65-95 who entered country via Worker immigration entry class from two other streams (one focused on higher skill economic contributions, family...

This study analyses 17 care economies using 2016 Luxembourg Income Study data to contribute extant debate regarding the ongoing utility of regimes as a classificatory schema for cross-national comparison. Examining similarities and differences in provision low-status work health, education, social work, domestic services - 'care economy' reveal devaluation labour done by immigrant women workers, net national regime-level variation. In addition, numerous across liberal, corporatist,...

Abstract Social care is a pressing policy issue in the UK, where it widely acknowledged that status quo—including who pays, profits, and receives/delivers care—is unsustainable. Yet we know relatively little about factors shaping satisfaction with current system, as most prior research has been either descriptive nature or focused on assessing funding priorities. This study investigates determinants of social for UK general population, paying particular attention to potentially interactive...

“Metropolis is here to stay!” stated a defiant Jack Jedwab, Executive Director of the Association for Canadian Studies, in his welcoming remarks at 2013 National Metropolis Conference, held Ottawa, Canada, on March 14. A product Research Network, collaborative partnership between academia, immigrant-serving community groups and all levels government, annual conference brands itself as unique outlet sharing academic community-based research findings with policymakers service providers. Under...