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South Asian immigrant women's entry into enclave entrepreneurship in Toronto

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ID18985290
AuthorsSrabani Maitra (0000-0003-1840-1294, University of Waterloo, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume5
Issue1
Pages123-137
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth Asian Diaspora (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1943-8184 • E-ISSN: 1943-8192
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19438192.2013.721065
OpenAlexW1964255347
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited39

Based on interviews with 25 highly educated South Asian immigrant women working as home-based entrepreneurs within ethnic enclaves in Toronto, this article demonstrates how the women are engaged in reconfiguring gendered relations and community ties in response to the domination and marginalisation they often experience at home and in the Canadian labour market

Entrepreneurship · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Immigration · Political science · Sociology · South asia · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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Citations per year0,75
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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