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Diversity in the labour market – focus on newly arrived women Infocus
| April 2018

Diversity in the labour market – focus on newly arrived women

Apr 18, 2018 Nordic countries are world leaders when it comes to female employment rates. Yet unemployment remains high among newly arrived women. We take a closer look at who the women are, the cause of the problems and what can be done to get more women into work.
Newly arrived immigrant women – more than a labour market project? tema
| April 2018

Newly arrived immigrant women – more than a labour market project?

Apr 19, 2018 682,948 non-western immigrants arrived in the Nordic region between 2010 and 2015. The aim is to integrate as many of them as possible into the labour market. The challenge is greatest for female refugees, who often face discrimination in their native countries and again risk being discriminated against in their new home country.
Nordic focus on getting more newly arrived women into work tema
| April 2018

Nordic focus on getting more newly arrived women into work

Apr 19, 2018 To succeed in getting more newly arrived women into work, the Nordic countries need more employment measures, an increased focus on childcare and documented results from measures, according to a new study.
OECD: More flexibility needed to get female refugees into work tema
| April 2018

OECD: More flexibility needed to get female refugees into work

Apr 19, 2018 There is a need for more flexible measures to integrate newly arrived refugee women in the Nordic region, according to the OECD. Research shows that after years of fleeing, birth rates increase dramatically. When women feel safe, they have children – but that also makes it difficult for them to benefit from labour market introduction programmes.
Project Mirjam tackles prejudices about and in the Swedish labour market tema
| April 2018

Project Mirjam tackles prejudices about and in the Swedish labour market

Apr 19, 2018 Project Mirjam targets women with low levels of education who have been granted asylum or residency in Sweden. It is considerably harder for them to find work compared to men in a similar situation, but guidance focused on work and gender equality produces results.
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