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Résumé
Bien qu’un nombre important de personnes immigrantes, y compris des femmes noires, aient intégré le marché du travail au Québec au cours des dernières décennies, les réalités sur leurs expériences de carrière au sein des organisations sont peu connues. S’appuyant sur des données provenant d’entrevues de fond, cet article examine la réussite professionnelle des immigrantes noires sur le marché du travail québécois, et plus particulièrement les perceptions à l’égard de cette réussite professionnelle. Les résultats suggèrent que les perceptions de réussite professionnelle de ces femmes sont largement influencées par des facteurs liés à leur identité sociale. En vue d’améliorer les chances de réussite professionnelle des immigrantes noires au Québec, il convient de faire davantage, aux niveaux méso et macro, afin de minimiser les nombreux obstacles auxquels elles sont actuellement confrontées. Cette étude contribue à l’étude critique des relations industrielles et de la réussite professionnelle. Elle met en avant les voix et les expériences d’individus qui, jusqu’à présent, ont été englobées dans la catégorie dite du travailleur idéal abstrait, qui n’a pas d’identité sociale.
Mots-clés :
- Réussite professionnelle,
- pratiques de gestion de carrière organisationnelle,
- caractéristiques sociodémographiques,
- intersectionnalité
Abstract
Although a significant number of immigrants, including black women, have entered the Quebec labour market in recent decades, little is known about their career experiences in organizations. Drawing on data from in-depth interviews, this article examines the career success of Black immigrant women in the Quebec labour market, with a particular focus on perceptions of their career success. The results suggest that these women’s perceptions of career success are largely influenced by factors linked to their sociodemographic characteristics. To improve the chances of professional success for Black immigrant women in Quebec, more needs to be done at the meso and macro levels to minimize the obstacles they currently face. This study contributes to the critical study of industrial relations and career success. It brings to the fore the voices and experiences of individuals who have hitherto been subsumed under the category of the abstract ideal worker, without social identity.
Keywords:
- Career success,
- organizational career management practices,
- sociodemographic characteristics,
- intersectionality
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