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<p>This mixed-method longitudinal study examines how ethnicity, religion, gender, and education shape the labour market outcomes and experiences of second-generation British Pakistani graduate women between 2002 and 2022. The exploratory qualitative study focuses on career progression and trajectory among six British Pakistani women by drawing on their workplace experiences post-graduation. The quantitative data builds on these initial observations and investigates three labour market outcomes, namely, participation, unemployment, and occupational choice. We find that education improves Pakistani women’s chances in getting an occupation, particularly higher occupations; yet at each educational attainment, they have a higher probability of being unemployed and this did not change over time. The higher odds of unemployment among highly qualified Pakistani women support the view that unobserved discriminatory practices, particularly working in racism imbued workplaces, produce inequalities which ultimately block and thus delay upward professional progression of the women, for instance through promotion, and push them into horizontal economic movement, that is continued employment in similar level roles. This suggests that successfully securing employment with higher university qualifications does not necessarily lead to economic stability nor successful inclusion and career progression in the workplace.</p>

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Horizontal Mobility, Vertical Barriers: Labour Market Pathways of British-Born Pakistani Muslim Graduate Women, 2002–2022

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    2026年7月9日

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  • Jawiria Naseem,
  • Yousef Daoud,
  • Nabil Khattab

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This mixed-method longitudinal study examines how ethnicity, religion, gender, and education shape the labour market outcomes and experiences of second-generation British Pakistani graduate women between 2002 and 2022. The exploratory qualitative study focuses on career progression and trajectory among six British Pakistani women by drawing on their workplace experiences post-graduation. The quantitative data builds on these initial observations and investigates three labour market outcomes, namely, participation, unemployment, and occupational choice. We find that education improves Pakistani women’s chances in getting an occupation, particularly higher occupations; yet at each educational attainment, they have a higher probability of being unemployed and this did not change over time. The higher odds of unemployment among highly qualified Pakistani women support the view that unobserved discriminatory practices, particularly working in racism imbued workplaces, produce inequalities which ultimately block and thus delay upward professional progression of the women, for instance through promotion, and push them into horizontal economic movement, that is continued employment in similar level roles. This suggests that successfully securing employment with higher university qualifications does not necessarily lead to economic stability nor successful inclusion and career progression in the workplace.