Women migrant workers’ (WMWS) deskilling [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Women are key actresses in sending and receiving countries’ developments, and their contributions includes social and financial remittances, education and the transmission of social and cultural values (United Nations, 2006). Despite, women migrants’ undeniable contributions, they too often undergo...

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Main Authors: Marie Ruiz, Stellamarina Donato
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Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/4-186/v2
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description Women are key actresses in sending and receiving countries’ developments, and their contributions includes social and financial remittances, education and the transmission of social and cultural values (United Nations, 2006). Despite, women migrants’ undeniable contributions, they too often undergo deskilling, a process defined as the employment of workers in a different field or below their qualifications. The factors influencing deskilling include the lack of recognition of skills and qualifications, difficult access to information and employment opportunities, lack of support in the destination country and linguistic barriers. Migration can impact the social mobility of women migrants, yet not always positively (Nowicka, 2012). In the labour market, women migrants are generally disadvantaged because of occupational gender segregation, the lack of network support and childcare responsibilities (EU Commission, 2022), with higher risks of deskilling and downward social mobility. The objective of the brief is to shed light on WMWs’ deskilling and explore the impact of gender and ethnicity in labour segmentation, de-emancipation being a consequence of WMWs’ deskilling and overrepresentation in reproductive unskilled jobs.
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spelling doaj-art-8cd78cb07d6e4341867f1720c0cf07322025-08-20T03:30:33ZengF1000 Research LtdOpen Research Europe2732-51212025-06-01410.12688/openreseurope.18205.222037Women migrant workers’ (WMWS) deskilling [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]Marie Ruiz0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5925-816XStellamarina Donato1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-3950Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, Hauts-de-France, FranceLibera Universita Maria Santissima Assunta, Rome, Lazio, ItalyWomen are key actresses in sending and receiving countries’ developments, and their contributions includes social and financial remittances, education and the transmission of social and cultural values (United Nations, 2006). Despite, women migrants’ undeniable contributions, they too often undergo deskilling, a process defined as the employment of workers in a different field or below their qualifications. The factors influencing deskilling include the lack of recognition of skills and qualifications, difficult access to information and employment opportunities, lack of support in the destination country and linguistic barriers. Migration can impact the social mobility of women migrants, yet not always positively (Nowicka, 2012). In the labour market, women migrants are generally disadvantaged because of occupational gender segregation, the lack of network support and childcare responsibilities (EU Commission, 2022), with higher risks of deskilling and downward social mobility. The objective of the brief is to shed light on WMWs’ deskilling and explore the impact of gender and ethnicity in labour segmentation, de-emancipation being a consequence of WMWs’ deskilling and overrepresentation in reproductive unskilled jobs.https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/4-186/v2migration gender education skillseng
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title Women migrant workers’ (WMWS) deskilling [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
title_full Women migrant workers’ (WMWS) deskilling [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
title_fullStr Women migrant workers’ (WMWS) deskilling [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
title_full_unstemmed Women migrant workers’ (WMWS) deskilling [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
title_short Women migrant workers’ (WMWS) deskilling [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
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gender
education
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url https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/4-186/v2
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