Table 1 Refugee interviewee sociodemographic overview
From: Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria
Interviewee | Nationality | Arrival | Occupation | Job finding | Residence status | Education in home country | Education in Austria | German skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yashfa | Afghanistan | 2015 | Gastronomy | Austrian network/institution | Subsidiary protection | N/A | N/A | B1 |
Damsa | Afghanistan | 2015 | IT | Austrian network/institution | Asylum | 7 years in private school | Compulsory school | Fluent |
Layla | Iran | 2015 | Bureau assistant, gardener from March 2018 | Via different occasional jobs | Asylum | University | University | Fluent |
Kaameh | Afghanistan | 2015 | Kindergarten assistant | Austrian network/institution | Asylum | High school | N/A | In B2 course |
Hayat | Iraq | 2015 | Bureau assistant | Company supported whole family during asylum procedure, employment without German skills | Subsidiary protection | High school | N/A | In B1 course |
Shabana | Afghanistan | 2015 | Social worker | Austrian network/institution | Asylum | Compulsory school (Iran) | Social worker training | In C1 course |
Rima | Syria | 2015 | Assistant at a refugee support programme | Austrian institute: call for applications beneath graduates | Asylum | University | Training for refugee academics, University | Private courses, fluent |
Amira | Syria | 2015 | Architect | Austrian network/institution | Asylum | University | Training for refugee academics, University | B2 |
Raja | Syria | 2015 | Architect | Via internship in same company | Asylum | University (not completed) | University | B2 |