To whom can Canada be home? an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada

This study examines the complex interplay between various identity factors such as gender, parenthood, and citizenship status, collectively influencing housing accessibility for asylum-seeking women in Montreal, Canada. By focusing on their understudied experiences, it addresses two key questions...

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Main Author: Nantel, Mélina
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2024
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description This study examines the complex interplay between various identity factors such as gender, parenthood, and citizenship status, collectively influencing housing accessibility for asylum-seeking women in Montreal, Canada. By focusing on their understudied experiences, it addresses two key questions: (1) What are the perceived challenges faced by asylum-seeking women in accessing housing in Montreal? (2) How do intersecting social categories such as gender, race, socioeconomic class, immigration status, and parenthood collectively influence the housing accessibility of asylum-seeking women in Canada? This research is grounded in intersectionality theory, which offers a nuanced understanding of the intricate dynamics involved. Qualitative methodology is employed to amplify the voices of asylum-seeking women through semi-structured interviews, providing a platform for both structured questions and narrative storytelling. Thematic analysis and the matrix of domination inform data analysis. The main findings reveal logistical, economic, and social and cultural barriers faced by asylum-seeking women in accessing housing. These challenges necessitate the implementation of targeted policy interventions that address the structural, disciplinary, hegemonic, and interpersonal domains of power. Specifically, asylum-seeking women encounter difficulties in accessing childcare or schools, navigating a new environment, delays in the immigration process, overcrowding in shelters, absence of a credit record, high rental prices, discrimination by landlords, inadequate government support, financial limitations, emotional burdens, social isolation, gender-based insecurity, discrimination, language barriers, and trust issues. These challenges intersect with gender, race, socioeconomic class, immigration status and parenthood, underscoring the necessity for tailored interventions to address the distinctive housing needs of asylum-seeking women and inform policy discussions for more equitable housing policies. This research is significant in that it has the potential to illuminate the overlooked narratives of asylum-seeking women, thereby fostering a more inclusive discourse on housing accessibility and contributing to a more responsive housing policy landscape.
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title To whom can Canada be home? : an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada
title_full To whom can Canada be home? : an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada
title_fullStr To whom can Canada be home? : an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada To whom can Canada be home? : an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada
title_full_unstemmed To whom can Canada be home? : an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada To whom can Canada be home? : an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada
title_short To whom can Canada be home?
title_sort to whom can canada be home an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in montreal canada
title_sub an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada
title_txtP To whom can Canada be home? : an intersectional analysis of the perceived challenges in accessing housing for women asylum seekers in Montreal, Canada
topic intersectional analysis access to housing Kansainvälinen kehitystyö (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation 211 turvapaikanhakijat asuminen naisen asema asuntopolitiikka maahanmuuttajat pakolaiset naiset turvapaikkapolitiikka syrjintä sukupuoli asylum seekers residence woman's status housing policy immigrants refugees women asylum policy discrimination gender
topic_facet 211 Kansainvälinen kehitystyö (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation access to housing asuminen asuntopolitiikka asylum policy asylum seekers discrimination gender housing policy immigrants intersectional analysis maahanmuuttajat naisen asema naiset pakolaiset refugees residence sukupuoli syrjintä turvapaikanhakijat turvapaikkapolitiikka woman's status women
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