[Thomas]

Equal pay for men and women; Free universal child care; Ensure all care work gets properly paid for…. these are not present in my country, but I feel that they are key building blocks for real equity

[Thomas]

I think we have to be careful with this not to reduce a complex issue of barriers to migrant community participation in work or other aspects of society based on ‘cultural beliefs’. I think while cultural beliefs on issues such as gender roles in society are important considerations, we must look at these in the context barriers such as language, visa status, level of education, social class in home country and how these reflect <font face=”inherit”>broader power relations (social class, gender, race) in society. For those who don’t face these barriers because of ‘cultural beliefs’, there are many other barriers to their full </font>participation<font face=”inherit”> in </font>society<font face=”inherit”>. We can see many examples of the disproportionate representation of racialized communities working in some of the most precarious and under valued types of work in our societies. </font>