Canada’s Economy Is Held Back When Immigrant Women Are Held Back
Ensuring equitable economic integration for immigrant women is more than a matter for social justice. It is also important for unlocking Canada’s economic potential.
Nasreen Basheer is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. She also holds a Master’s degree in International Development from the University of Edinburgh. Her past work has explored platform labor, intersectional inequalities, and the spatial dimensions of inequity in India. Her more recent research examines gender, labor market equity, and economic policy, with a focus on structural inequalities and policy design. She is currently engaged in policy research at the Munk School, working on faculty-led projects in economic policy.
Ensuring equitable economic integration for immigrant women is more than a matter for social justice. It is also important for unlocking Canada’s economic potential.


