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Tunisia Migrant women and skills: prejudice vs. evidence
Nearly half of world’s migrant population are women, 135 million in 2020, or 48%. Yet their skills, experiences and aspirations are often overlooked. Although women represented over 40% of labour migrants globally in 2021, they face multiple obstacles to having their qualifications recognised or upgraded. This results in an underuse of their potential, with negative effects on income, job quality, and career progression. This leaflet shares findings from the European Training Foundation’s (ETF) research Migrant women as learners: Individual pathways and prospects. Based on in-depth interviews with 58 women in Georgia, Morocco and Tunisia, it explores migrant women’s skills development and use from an individual perspective. Its findings help dispel common stereotypes, such as the idea that migrant women are unskilled or uninterested in learning by showing how many are actively seeking to grow, work, and shape their futures.
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