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Tables of Contents for Immigrant Women in the U.S. Workforce
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures
v
List of Tables
vii
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
10
Women Dominate Immigration Flows to the United States
2
2
Past Research
4
3
Experts Say More Information Is Needed
7
1
Purpose and Main Research Questions
8
1
Approach
8
2
Organization
10
1
Notes
10
1
Immigration Policy and Female Immigration
11
18
Brief History
11
7
Changing Origins of Recent Female Immigration
18
5
Share of Women in Immigration Flows Varies by Origin and over Time
23
2
Conclusions
25
1
Notes
26
3
Profile of Immigrant Women
29
20
A Heterogeneous Population
29
3
Changing Profile of Immigrant Women
32
7
Profile of Immigrant Women Varies across States
39
8
Conclusions
47
1
Note
48
1
The Changing Economy and the Immigrant Female Labor Force
49
22
The Changing National Economy
50
8
Growing Importance of Immigrant Women in the Economy
58
2
An Educationally Diverse Labor Force
60
5
Variations across States
65
3
Conclusions
68
2
Note
70
1
What Immigrant Women Do
71
14
Occupational Changes in the Nation's Economy
71
4
Changes in Occupations of Immigrant Women
75
4
``Division of Labor'' between Native-Born and Immigrant Women
79
3
Conclusions
82
1
Notes
83
2
Where Immigrant Women Work
85
28
Immigrant Women Work in All Sectors of the Economy
85
1
``Division of Labor'' within Sectors of the Economy
86
2
Industrial Niches for Immigrant Women
88
6
Window on Specific Industries
94
15
Conclusions
109
3
Notes
112
1
Performance of Immigrant Women in the Labor Market
113
18
Trends in Labor-Market Outcomes
114
2
Factors Affecting Trends in Labor-Market Outcomes
116
1
Differences in Labor-Market Performance among Immigrant Women
117
9
Conclusions
126
3
Notes
129
2
Integration of Immigrant Women
131
22
Methodological Note
132
1
Economic Progress: Entering the Labor Market
133
6
Economic Progress: Earnings
139
5
Changes in the Rate of Economic Progress
144
1
Comparison with Immigrant Men
145
2
Intergenerational Integration of Immigrant Women
147
3
Conclusions
150
2
Notes
152
1
Use of Public Services by Immigrant Women
153
30
Changes in Access to Services
153
2
Methodological Note
155
3
Education of Immigrant Women in the United States
158
4
Immigrant Women's Training in the United States
162
4
Safety Net Programs
166
12
Conclusions and Implications
178
3
Notes
181
2
Conclusions and Policy Implications
183
8
Key Findings
183
6
Looking Forward
189
2
Appendix: Effects of Immigrant Women's Characteristics on Labor-Market Outcomes
191
10
List of Abbreviations
201
2
References
203
8
Index
211
10
About the Author
221