Exploring Social Capital Among Women in the Context of Migration : Engendering the Public Policy Debate

Avec Alisha Apale et Saskia Wieringa

Résumé du livre

Despite legislative guarantees of equality, immigrant women in Canada often experience many forms of prejudice in their everyday lives. Racialized Migrant Women in Canada delves into the public and private spheres of several distinct communities in order to expose the underlying inequalities within Canada’s economic, social, legal, and political systems that frequently result in the denial of basic rights to migrant women.

Using interdisciplinary approaches drawn from the areas of sociology, law, health studies, and political science, the essays in this volume cover diverse topics such as the social construction of Muslim women, access to health care, and violence against women. The contributors base their work not only in cities with large immigrant populations but also in areas less densely populated with immigrants, revealing regional disparities in regard to economic opportunity and social services.

Racialized Migrant Women in Canada draws much-needed attention to the marginalization and prejudice resulting from public policy and calls for an active, systematic approach to creating a more just and equitable society.

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