A two-year community based research project exploring the career and employment needs of young South Asian women and gender-diverse individuals across the GTA. 

South Asian Women’s Collective has been funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation to lead a two-year community based research project focused on exploring the career development, employment needs, and experiences of young South Asian Women and gender-diverse individuals (ages 18 to 30) across the GTA.

For this research project, our focus was to further examine the career development, advancement needs and employment barriers of those entering or currently active in the workforce. From the start of our research project, we know there was limited evidence available in Canada on the experiences of South Asian women and gender-diverse individuals in the Canadian workforce.

The research team has been focused on two main questions to guide this research project: 

1. What are the main pressures they experience and have experienced that guide what career paths they will enter? What or who impacts their aspirations and career trajectories? 

2. What are the needs, assets, and challenges that young South Asian women and gender-diverse individuals face as they prepare for their careers and enter the workforce? 

This project launched in November 2023. We hosted a virtual project launch that can be accessed through YouTube.