L' entrepreneuriat comme voie d’intégration socioprofessionnelle et voie de contournement à la discrimination systémique lors du processus de recherche d’emploi des femmes immigrantes issues de minorités visibles au Québec

Abstract

This article aims to show how entrepreneurship serves as a pathway for the socio-professional integration of immigrant women, while at the same time acting to avoid as much as possible the various forms of discrimination they face in the Quebec job market. Systemic discrimination is a current issue that has been the subject of much discussion in Canada and Quebec. It can contribute to the hyper-precarity of immigrant women from visible minorities, who experience double discrimination due to their ethnocultural backgrounds and to the fact that they are women. Indicators of discrimination include higher rates of unemployment, deskilling and low income, with their effects on local development. We first provide an overview of systemic discrimination in employment. Then, we present three resources that support women’s entrepreneurship throughout Quebec (MicroEntreprendre, Entreprendre ici, and the Réseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec). We conclude with the impacts of businesswomen on local development.