Gender Responsive Resettlement: Comprehending Refugee Women’s Unique Challenges and Needs with Special Reference to Canada

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The intricacies of resettling women refugees in Canada are discussed in this paper. Various sorts of migrants took refuge in Canada. Although Canada has enacted many regulations to aid refugee integration, there are still problems in assisting refugees to completely integrate into Canadian society. Women refugees face unique hurdles in their daily lives. (1) To conduct a thorough review of existing literature pertaining to the experiences and needs of female refugees. (2) To discuss the Canadian legal system and regulations; and identification of gaps in the legal and policy framework that impede women refugees’ integration. (3) To highlight the peculiarities of the private sponsorship system in Canada. (4) To examine whether all services and initiatives are gender-responsive. This study relied mainly on secondary sources such as study papers, periodicals, and books.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Refugees
• Resettlement
• Rehabiliation
• Women
• Social Integration

Toplumsal Cinsiyete Duyarlı Yerleştirme ve Rehabilitasyon: Mülteci Kadınların Sıra Dışı Zorluklarını ve İhtiyaçlarını Anlama

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Bu çalışmada Kanada'da yaşayan kadın mültecilerin yerleştirilmesinin karmaşık halleri ele alınmaktadır. Çeşitli göçmen türleri Kanada'ya sığınmıştır. Kanada, mülteci entegrasyonunu desteklemek için birçok düzenleme yapmış olmasına rağmen, mültecilerin Kanada toplumuna tamamen entegre olmalarına yardımcı olma konusunda hala sorunlar bulunmaktadır. Kadın mülteciler günlük yaşamlarında benzersiz engellerle karşılaşmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı şunlarıdır: (1) Kadın mültecilerin deneyimleri ve ihtiyaçlarıyla ilgili mevcut literatürün detaylı bir incelemesini yapmak. (2) Kanada hukuk sistemi ve düzenlemeleri tartışmak ve kadın mültecilerin entegrasyonunu engelleyen hukuki ve politika çerçevesindeki boşlukları belirlemek. (3) Kanada'daki özel sponsorluk sisteminin özelliklerini vurgulamak. (4) Tüm hizmetlerin ve girişimlerin, kadın mültecilerin çeşitli geçmişleri, deneyimleri ve ihtiyaçları göz önüne alındığında cinsiyet duyarlı olup olmadığını incelemek. Bu çalışma, genellikle çalışma belgeleri, dergiler ve kitaplar gibi ikincil kaynaklara dayanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Refugees
• Resettlement
• Rehabilitation
• Women
• Social Integration

Kaynakça

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