Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria

Abstract Refugee women from the Near and Middle East face specific challenges when entering Austrian labour market. Particularly gender-based factors, including care reproductive work, exert pressure on these constitute major hurdles for successful entry into employment in Austria. Based nine qualitative interviews with refugee who swiftly gained to market as well ten experts public private support organisations, we investigate women’s social cultural capital individual agencies that foster paths We introduce concept of enablement process gathering preconditions overcoming arise path. Finally, illuminate ways which three dimensions individual, relational institutional interrelate shape agency regard integration.