| Autor: |
Jacobs, Elizabeth, Kreisberg, Nicole |
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Conference Papers - American Sociological Association; 2019, p1-25, 25p |
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This paper revisits conventional knowledge about gender differences in occupational attainment in the context of highly skilled immigrants to the U.S. Drawing on a unique combination of quantitative and qualitative data, our findings show that among highly skilled immigrants, a U.S. education has a large premium in the global labor market and has the power to mitigate the gender gap in occupational prestige. Our analysis draws on data from the New Immigrant Survey and in-depth interviews with 43 skilled immigrants. We find that gendered migrant networks help explain the equalizing function of a U.S. education for women. By demonstrating aggregate occupational patterns among a nationally representative sample of permanent residents, as well as an in-depth understanding of the interactions between education, gender and occupation, this article suggests that gendered social ties and assimilation experiences help explain the equalizing function of a U.S. education for immigrant women in the labor market. Words: 147. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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