The Magazine of the Austrian Science Fund FWF

Main navigation

  • Menu
    • Projects
    • Videos
    • On the road
    • Portrait
    • Interview & Opinion
  • Culture & Society
  • Nature & Technology
  • Biology & Medicine

Languages

  • Deutsch

Meta navigation

  • About us
  • Twitter
  • Write a email

Tag: Labour Market

Projects

19 April 2022

Assistance in finding accommodation helps refugees with labour market integration

In Austria, society expects recognised refugees to find accommodation and a job quickly. A study conducted at the University of Innsbruck shows that if they are given support in looking for a place to live, refugees find it much easier to be integrated into the labour market. This kind of assistance, however, is provided to […] Continue reading “Assistance in finding accommodation helps refugees with labour market integration”
Young female engineer testing vehicles.

Projects

8 March 2021

No foreseeable changes in career choices

Despite numerous measures in support of gender equality, Austria’s world of work is still acutely characterised by typical female and male occupations. This labour market inequality has an impact on society as a whole. The sociologist Nina-Sophie Fritsch is examining underlying causes and comparing the current data in Austria to the situation at European level. Continue reading “No foreseeable changes in career choices”

Projects

27 August 2018

Educational biographies: migrant children catch up more quickly

With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, economist Alyssa Schneebaum has investigated how social and biographical characteristics affect a person’s educational and work trajectory. To this end, she analysed EU and US statistics on prosperity and living conditions using a multidimensional approach from gender studies. Continue reading “Educational biographies: migrant children catch up more quickly”

Site informations

Links

  • scilog
  • About us / Contact
  • Projects
  • News and Media Relations
  • On the road
  • Service
  • Portrait
  • Acknowledgements
  • Interview & Opinion
  • Privacy Policy
  • Web Accessibility

Subscribe to scilog

Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Haus der Forschung
Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria
E-Mail: office(at)fwf.ac.at
Telefon: +43-1-505 67 40