Immigrant women in Norway

The report Immigrant women in Norway. A summary of findings on demography, education, labour and income gathers part of the data available on women with immigrant background in Norway collected by Statistics Norway. Figures are presented in the form of comments, some illustrations, and selected tables for each chapter. The publication presents figures for immigrant women in general, focusing on differences within the group. The intention is to provide information on significant pieces of the multifaceted picture that women with immigrant background represent, and to compare with women without immigrant background and/or men with immigrant background. Four main subjects are included: Demography, education, labour market participation and income. The figures are given mainly at the country level.

This report is an excerpt of and builds on a more comprehensive report in Norwegian; the Norwegian report is published by Statistics Norway under the title Innvandrerkvinner i Norge. Demografi, utdanning, arbeid og inntekt (2002).

The most recent figures available are included, that is, mainly from the period 1999-2001. Most of the results presented here have been published previously, but not collectively. The perspective or focus on gender has not been equally prominent in the ordinary statistics. The data are mainly from administrative registers collected and processed at Statistics Norway, and the sources are given in each chapter.

Ingvild Hauge Byberg has been in charge of preparing the publication. Other contributors are employed in different divisions at Statistics Norway, and they are mentioned in the Norwegian version. Benedicte Lie and Lars Østby have given professional comments and advice concerning content and presentation of this abbreviated version.

The publication is available at Statistics Norway's website on the Internet. The address is http://www.ssb.no/ .

Acknowledgement : The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has financed the compilation of this publication, in connection with the Seventh International Metropolis Conference in Oslo 9-13 September 2002.