Intersectionality and Policy-Making

Structural Barriers to Entrepreneurship for Black African Females in Finland

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.16.2019.63.09

Słowa kluczowe:

gender, race, intersectionality, migrant entrepreneurship, structural inequality, policymaking

Abstrakt

The paper summarizes the literature on the role of intersectionality in researchand policy-making. Twisting the categories of race, class, gender and nationality, the current study explores structural obstacles faced by black African businesswomen in Finland. The findings suggest that the Finnish opportunity structureis both legally and socially unprepared for accepting African female entrepreneurs as equal economic actors. Based on the structural barriers identified, the paper presents several policy recommendations including fair involvement of migrants in the process of policymaking, better coordination of policies for newcomers, and creation of migrant entrepreneurship hubs. In addition, the study assumes that intersectional identities can act as both vulnerable and powerful depending on a context of interaction, which may provide grounds for redefining the very focus of intersectionality. Finally, the paper determines prospective research directions.

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Biogram autora

  • Ekaterina Vorobeva - University of Turku

    Has obtained a Master’s Degree in Baltic Sea Region Studies at the University of Turku (Finland) where she focused on issues of migration and integration. Her Master’s thesis is devoted to structural barriers to entrepreneurship faced by Africans in Finland. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology from the Herzen University (Saint Petersburg, Russia) and a Master’s specialization in Globalization, Migration and Development from the Radboud University (the Netherlands). Previously, she worked as a Research Assistant in the “Urbanization, Mobilities and Immigration” research project (Finland) and in the Maltese NGO “People for Change Foundation”. Currently, she works as a Researcher in the project on international migration “Suomen Silta 3.0” (Finland).

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31-12-2019

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Tom 16 Nr 6(63) (2019): Europe of Fatherlands?

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„Intersectionality and Policy-Making: Structural Barriers to Entrepreneurship for Black African Females in Finland”. 2019. Politeja 16 (6(63): 139-51. https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.16.2019.63.09.