for successful entry into employment in Austria. Based on nineteen qualitative interviews with refugee women who …Refugee women from the Near and Middle East face specific challenges when entering the Austrian labour market …. Particularly gender-based factors, including care and reproductive work, exert pressure on these women and constitute major hurdles …

conditioning on age, gender, educational attainment, and area of living, only 32 percent of refugees were employed in February 2020 … compared with 63 percent of nationals. With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, the share of employed for both refugees … and nationals fell by around 36 percent, such that in May-June 2020, only 21 percent of refugees were still employed …

conditioning on age, gender, educational attainment, and area of living, only 32 percent of refugees were employed in February 2020 … compared with 63 percent of nationals. With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, the share of employed for both refugees … and nationals fell by around 36 percent, such that in May-June 2020, only 21 percent of refugees were still employed …

-economic groups. The analysis shows that the employment of older individuals, less-educated workers, and women fell disproportionately …