Underemployed Immigrant Women in Quebec

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. Immigrant women in Quebec are facing a tough reality. Many arrive with advanced degrees but end up under-employed because the qualifications aren't. Recognized. Take Miriam Saran Kamara from Guinea. She landed here in 2009 with a Master's in Economics and Management, but couldn't even get credit. For grade 11 equivalent. She had to redo two months of high school basics before switching to nursing, earning a college diploma, then becoming a clinical nurse all while. Raising four kids and now chasing another Master's part time. A new report from the Quebec Network for Equality of Immigrant and Racialized Women nails distown, showing nearly half 45.2%. Percent of these women hold jobs below their skill level, hurting their financial stability. Titled towards equal opportunities. The study hit Monterey, Estuary, and Marisi regions, sparking an awareness push called qualified but invisible.

1:01To spotlight, lost talent. These women often bear heavier load than men, putting family first, letting husbands study or work while taking low-skilled gigs and factories, or ASL. Restaurants to keep things afloat. Years later, when they try retraining, gaps in their resumes hold them back, trapping them in an endless cycle of make clashing priorities between. Immigration, education, and employment ministries. Census numbers confirm they're more educated than Quebec-born women. Thanks to selection-favoring top talent, yet universities drag out programs for. Funding and professional orders at strict hurdles, even after initial vetting. Experts call for streamlined processes, better coordination, and policies tailored to their realities. Just like architect Hinvabasha from Algeria echo this, pivoting to related fields after teaching for 15 years abroad but hitting walls on local. Standards and overqualification excuses. It's a systemic glitch wasting skills Quebec needs, time to fix it, and let these women

2:06shine where they belong.