Newcomer women’s experience
| Career trajectory | # | Key challenges mentioned | Support used (August 2020) | Support needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delayed start of career | 18 | Lack of career opportunities (17) | Online job search (16) | Economic opportunity (11) |
| Lack of professional network (13) | Employment support (13) | Developing networks (11) | ||
| Remote work (13) | Informal support (7) | Education and accreditation (8) | ||
| Psychological distress (9) | Psychological support (7) | |||
| Family demands (7) | Coping with family demands (6) | |||
| Social isolation (2) | Immigration/legal advice (4) | |||
| Reversed career trajectory | 15 | Lack of career opportunities (12) | Online job search (13) | Economic opportunity (12) |
| Psychological distress (8) | Employment support (7) | Developing networks (6) | ||
| Remote work (7) | Informal support (5) | Education and accreditation (5) | ||
| Family demands (5) | Immigration/legal advice (4) | |||
| Lack of professional networks (4) | Coping with family demands (3) | |||
| Social isolation (1) | Psychological support (3) | |||
| Trajectory interrupted | 8 | Lack of career opportunities (5) | Online job search (3) | Economic opportunity (6) |
| Social isolation (5) | Informal support (3) | Education and accreditation (5) | ||
| Psychological distress (5) | Employment support (2) | Coping with family demands (4) | ||
| Remote work (4) | Developing networks (4) | |||
| Family demands (3) | Psychological support (4) | |||
| Lack of professional networks (2) | Immigration/legal advice (3) | |||
| Career progression | 5 | Remote work (3) | Informal support (2) | Economic opportunity (4) |
| Psychological distress (2) | Employment support (1) | Coping with family demands (2) | ||
| Lack of career opportunities (2) | Online job search (1) | Developing networks (2) | ||
| Social isolation (1) | Psychological support (2) | |||
| Lack of professional networks (1) | Immigration/legal advice (1) | |||
| No career change | 4 | Family demands (3) | Informal support (2) | Economic opportunity (3) |
| Lack of career opportunities (2) | Coping with family demands (3) | |||
| Remote work (2) | Psychological support (2) | |||
| Social isolation (1) | Education and accreditation (1) | |||
| Immigration/legal advice (1) | ||||
| All participants | 50 | Lack of career opportunities (38) | Online job search (33) | Economic opportunity (36) |
| Remote work (29) | Employment support (23) | Developing networks (23) | ||
| Psychological distress (24) | Informal support (19) | Education and accreditation (19) | ||
| Lack of professional networks (20) | Psychological support (18) | |||
| Family demands (19) | Coping with family demands (18) | |||
| Social isolation (10) | Immigration/legal advice (13) |
| Career trajectory | # | Key challenges mentioned | Support used (August 2020) | Support needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delayed start of career | 18 | Lack of career opportunities (17) | Online job search (16) | Economic opportunity (11) |
| Lack of professional network (13) | Employment support (13) | Developing networks (11) | ||
| Remote work (13) | Informal support (7) | Education and accreditation (8) | ||
| Psychological distress (9) | Psychological support (7) | |||
| Family demands (7) | Coping with family demands (6) | |||
| Social isolation (2) | Immigration/legal advice (4) | |||
| Reversed career trajectory | 15 | Lack of career opportunities (12) | Online job search (13) | Economic opportunity (12) |
| Psychological distress (8) | Employment support (7) | Developing networks (6) | ||
| Remote work (7) | Informal support (5) | Education and accreditation (5) | ||
| Family demands (5) | Immigration/legal advice (4) | |||
| Lack of professional networks (4) | Coping with family demands (3) | |||
| Social isolation (1) | Psychological support (3) | |||
| Trajectory interrupted | 8 | Lack of career opportunities (5) | Online job search (3) | Economic opportunity (6) |
| Social isolation (5) | Informal support (3) | Education and accreditation (5) | ||
| Psychological distress (5) | Employment support (2) | Coping with family demands (4) | ||
| Remote work (4) | Developing networks (4) | |||
| Family demands (3) | Psychological support (4) | |||
| Lack of professional networks (2) | Immigration/legal advice (3) | |||
| Career progression | 5 | Remote work (3) | Informal support (2) | Economic opportunity (4) |
| Psychological distress (2) | Employment support (1) | Coping with family demands (2) | ||
| Lack of career opportunities (2) | Online job search (1) | Developing networks (2) | ||
| Social isolation (1) | Psychological support (2) | |||
| Lack of professional networks (1) | Immigration/legal advice (1) | |||
| No career change | 4 | Family demands (3) | Informal support (2) | Economic opportunity (3) |
| Lack of career opportunities (2) | Coping with family demands (3) | |||
| Remote work (2) | Psychological support (2) | |||
| Social isolation (1) | Education and accreditation (1) | |||
| Immigration/legal advice (1) | ||||
| All participants | 50 | Lack of career opportunities (38) | Online job search (33) | Economic opportunity (36) |
| Remote work (29) | Employment support (23) | Developing networks (23) | ||
| Psychological distress (24) | Informal support (19) | Education and accreditation (19) | ||
| Lack of professional networks (20) | Psychological support (18) | |||
| Family demands (19) | Coping with family demands (18) | |||
| Social isolation (10) | Immigration/legal advice (13) |
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