EQUALITY FOR EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL
- AT WORK
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Dr Varuni Wimalasiri
University of Aberdeen
EQUALITY FOR EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL -AT WORK
This research programme is lead by Dr Varuni Wimalasiri, at the University of Aberdeen and looks at ways to improve livelihoods of women refugees during resettlement. It takes a gendered and justice based approach. The research and activities in this programme considers factors at multiple levels (psycho-social, environment, systemic) to understand how displacement and resettlement contribute to the barriers women refugees face to employment and vocational engagement. Research impact so far has been generated in partnership with local government, grass-roots stakeholders and directly with the refugee community in England. Follow links below to see more about the work. This work relates to UN's sustainable goals 5 for empowering women and girls.
Policy and practice briefing.
This briefing draws on two research studies (Gloster et al, 2020) and Wimalasiri in partnership with Plymouth City Council (2021) with refugee communities carried out in England, to suggest what we can do better.
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Institute of Employment Studies and University of Sussex
Taking a gendered approach to research on women and resettlement.
The gendered approach taken in this work is guided by UN’s recognition that it is important to identify the specific needs of women and girls in protecting and promoting people’s rights ). Intersectional influences created through displacement are at the core of this work (Wimalasiri, 2020,Wimalasiri, 2021). The findings so far in this work show that experiences during displacement, and personal and systemic factors in settlement, have unique influences on the way each woman reclaims and claims their livelihood.
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