What is the status of immigrant women in the US in general and in New York in particular? Do they face employment and economic inequality compared to their foreign-born male and native-born female counterparts? Is there a double disadvantage of being foreign-born and a woman in the U.S? Is there a double wage penalty? Do immigrant women have a higher unemployment rate? Do they experience underemployment as a demographic group due to non-recognition of foreign-obtained degrees and experience? Do they access high-paying jobs, healthcare, and education? Where do they stand with respect to language proficiency? Do they have a higher risk of intimate partner violence? Are culturally and linguistically appropriate services, providing shelter, legal aid, and support, available to them? Do support services exist for women whose gendered cultural expectations restrict them to the domestic sphere, causing social isolation and limiting integration? This webinar hosted by the Institute oin Immigrant Integration Research and Policy on March 26, 2026, shares the latest data on foreign-born women and examines model programs for addressing their unique needs and overcoming social, economic, and political challenges they face in integrating into their communities.
View the program page here: https://rockinst.org/rig-events/2026-events/on-becoming-immigrant-women-in-the-us/