Professional opportunities for women asylees and refugees
Recursos económicos y emprendimiento
El contexto
There are 2 Millions immigrants, refugees and asylees in the US who are highly educated but unemployed or underemployed. Though they possess the necessary skills to succeed, these job seekers often experience years of fruitless attempts to restart their professional careers. Female refugees and asylees face a “double disadvantage” in their job search of having to overcome bias towards foreigners and women.
El proyecto
The global objective of the project is to support greater gender equality in the US workforce on the part of refugee and asylee women. Specifically, the project will empower 315 marginalized women to escape poverty, realize their potential, and achieve long-term economic stability for themselves and their families. It also seeks to share data on the economic and social contributions of female refugees and asylees in the US, in an attempt to counteract pervasive and damaging negative stereotypes.
Fondation CHANEL is providing financial and technical support to Upwardly Global to expand, deepen its impact and strengthen its operations.
El compañero
Upwardly Global (UpGlo) prepares immigrant and refugee professionals for jobs that match their education and skills and provides employers with the know-how to create inclusive hiring practices so they can leverage this untapped and valuable potential.
Indicadores clave
number of female refugees and asylum seekers who have been supported
479
number of female refugees and asylum seekers who have been placed in jobs
264