Gender, Migration and the Global Race for Talent

Anna Boucher, Bethan Hirst

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English

Manchester University Press
01 February 2016

Migration, immigration & emigration; Gender studies, gender groups; Central government policies

The global race for skilled immigrants seeks to attract the best global workers. In the pursuit of these individuals, governments may incidentally discriminate on gender grounds. Existing gendered differences in the global labour market related to life course trajectories, pay gaps and gendered divisions in occupational specialisation are also present in skilled immigration selection policies. Presenting the first book-length account of the global race for talent from a gender perspective, Gender, migration and the global race for talent will be read by graduate students, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners in the fields of immigration studies, political science, public policy, sociology and gender studies, and Australian and Canadian studies. -- .

By: Anna Boucher
Other: Bethan Hirst
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 535g
ISBN: 9780719099458
ISBN 10: 0719099455
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 February 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part I: The global race for talent: global context 1. Skill and gender: navigating the theoretical terrain 2. Gender awareness of skilled immigration policies across the OECD: presenting the GenderImmi Dataset Part II: Gendering skilled immigration policy in Australia and Canada, 1988-2013 3. Gendering the policy process: venue shopping and diversity-seeking 4. Changing the mix: the shift from family to skilled immigration, 1988-2003 5. New selection grids: points tests and gender effects, 1993-2003 6. Targeting skills during the global financial crisis, 2007-13: gendered winners and losers? 7. Mining booms and Nanny-Gate: the gendered terrain of temporary economic immigration, 2007-13 8. Activist mobilising, state sponsorship and venue shopping capabilities Appendix 1. Elite interviews conducted with relevant Australians Appendix 2. Elite interviews conducted with relevant Canadians Appendix 3. Methodological appendix and elite interviewing schedule Bibliography -- .

Anna Boucher is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Political Science at the University of Sydney -- .

Reviews for Gender, Migration and the Global Race for Talent

'Gender, migration and the global race for talent addresses a key concern for twenty-first century governments: how to recognize and eliminate gender discrimination in skilled immigration policy. Anna Boucher offers a well-documented and critical cross-national comparative examination of skilled immigration policies across twelve OECD countries, across the past several decades, and proposes an overhaul of antiquated policies based on a male breadwinner/female trailing spouse model that do not match the realities of the twenty-first century skilled work force or employer needs, and do not align with values of diversity and equity.' Karen Garner, SUNY Empire State College -- .