My thesis analyzes expectations and experiences of skilled migrant women in the Finnish labour market. The main data consists of 12 interviews with migrant women.My method for analyzing the data is conten t analysis, and my point of view is intersectional.

Heidi Lehtovaara (M.A.) is studying her second degree through the Master’s Program at the University of Helsinki, focusing on Gender Studies and Management. The topic of her thesis is: ”Invisibility and Discrimination: Skilled migrant women in the Finnish labour market”. She has been working several years with immigrant women at the 3rd sector, and volunteering in several NGO´s, and currently she is working as a Service Supervisor at the City Executive Office of Helsinki, Immigration and Employment Affairs.

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