Abstract
Migrant women professionals have increasingly driven the agenda of gender equality and resilient economies as the United Kingdom faces workforce challenges post-Brexit and COVID-19. Recent studies reveal that migrant women face both gender and racial discrimination in workplaces, impacting a range of their well-being outcomes. This study explores how the intersection of race, class, gender, and migration status influences the work-life experiences of migrant women professionals in organizational structures and processes. The research questions are: 1) What are the work-life experiences of migrant women professionals, 2) what part of motivation influences their work-life experiences and 3) what are the coping mechanisms for these women in different contexts related to race, migration, and class? This research uses an intersectionality theoretical framework allowing for an embodied analytical frame and narrative inquiry as a methodological tool. An intersectional interpretivism approach is taken by conducting semi-structured interviews for 30 participants consisting of 10 migrant women professionals each of Asian, Black, and White races who are the three dominant ethnicities in the UK. The data analysis method is a reflexive thematic analysis using the rigorous six recursive phases of identifying themes and codes. The potential contribution of this research is to evolve organizational-specific work-life practices and migrant women integration interventions for the private sector.
Presenters
Fatimah AdesanyaGraduate Teaching Assistant, HR/Organizational Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Work-Life Experiences, Intersectionality, Migration and Gender
