The experience and the condition of the vulnerability of young immigrant women with NEET status are not acknowledged in both research and social policy. Within the extreme variety gathered under the term NEET, this present article aims at exploring the experience of a group of young non-EU migrant women aged between 18 and 31 living in Italy, who at the time of their participation in this study, were not engaged in education, employment, or training. Nineteen semi- structured interviews have been collected involving young women who migrated from Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Morocco, Pakistan, and Tunisia, in most cases through family reunification. Thematic analysis carried out on interview transcripts highlights the complexity and richness of the stories and experiences narrated by participants, composing a heterogeneous group marked by different levels of vulnerability and resilience capabilities, language skills, and involvement in the goal of finding a job. The perception of vulnerability that emerges from the women interviewed refers mainly to the relational dimension of life, which appears to be characterized by loneliness, a sense of isolation, and feelings of extraneousness (not belonging) with respect to an external context. Implications for policies aimed at this specific group of foreign women are discussed.

Zanfrini, L., Giuliani, C., “Look at Me, but Better”: The Experience of Young NEET Migrant Women between Vulnerability and Stifled Ambitions, <<SOCIAL SCIENCES>>, 2023; 12 (2): 1-27. [doi:10.3390/socsci12020110] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/226790]

“Look at Me, but Better”: The Experience of Young NEET Migrant Women between Vulnerability and Stifled Ambitions

Zanfrini, Laura
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Giuliani, Cristina
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2023

Abstract

The experience and the condition of the vulnerability of young immigrant women with NEET status are not acknowledged in both research and social policy. Within the extreme variety gathered under the term NEET, this present article aims at exploring the experience of a group of young non-EU migrant women aged between 18 and 31 living in Italy, who at the time of their participation in this study, were not engaged in education, employment, or training. Nineteen semi- structured interviews have been collected involving young women who migrated from Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Morocco, Pakistan, and Tunisia, in most cases through family reunification. Thematic analysis carried out on interview transcripts highlights the complexity and richness of the stories and experiences narrated by participants, composing a heterogeneous group marked by different levels of vulnerability and resilience capabilities, language skills, and involvement in the goal of finding a job. The perception of vulnerability that emerges from the women interviewed refers mainly to the relational dimension of life, which appears to be characterized by loneliness, a sense of isolation, and feelings of extraneousness (not belonging) with respect to an external context. Implications for policies aimed at this specific group of foreign women are discussed.
2023
Inglese
This research was funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program, under Grant Agreement No. 870700, as part of the MIMY project: “Empowerment through liquid Integration of Migrant Youth in vulnerable conditions”.
Zanfrini, L., Giuliani, C., “Look at Me, but Better”: The Experience of Young NEET Migrant Women between Vulnerability and Stifled Ambitions, <<SOCIAL SCIENCES>>, 2023; 12 (2): 1-27. [doi:10.3390/socsci12020110] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/226790]
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