A pilot program that got the go-ahead from the Feds to try an untested approach to employing racialized newcomer women has reported successful outcomes that will lead to more funding for similar programming in the future.
The pilot, “Career Pathways for Racialized Newcomer Women”, took a novel approach to service-providing that can be applied to other groups and programs; it targeted racialized newcomer women, and it provided dedicated “safe spaces” for those women – both strategies that worked to increase the confidence of newcomer racialized women.
The program resulted in increased career-adaptability, measured by career decision-making self-efficacy, job search clarity, and job search self-efficacy. There were also large increases in the likelihood of working, hours of work, and earnings after participation in the pilot.
