This resource is a literature review which details some of the key programmes implemented to improve the economic self-sufficiency of refugee women in the UK and other wealthy countries.
The review found, on average, it takes much longer for refugee women to establish a place in the labour market – relative to refugee men. In rich countries, such as the UK, there has been a long-standing interest in boosting entrepreneurship as a way of creating jobs and growing the economy among disadvantaged groups.
Most of the programmes targeting the economic self-sufficiency of refugee women are run by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), although they can be often financed by government agencies working on employment, migrants and refugees. Some of the key findings gathered from different countries have shown that such programmes are successful in improving the economic self-sufficiency of refugee women.
