"In light of the Ukraine crisis, where a majority of the refugees who came to the EU were women and children, policymakers and authorities are concerned about how to implement ‘gender responsive' and ‘gender sensitive' or ‘gender aware' initiatives without reproducing gender stereotypes but instead respond to newcomers' specific needs.

In this ITFLOWS project report, we draw such lessons from the EU integration and inclusion policies and practices towards third country nationals (thereafter – migrants). We pose three main research questions: 1) to what extent do integration policies and programmes reflect critically on ‘gender' by challenging intersecting structural hierarchies, or put another way, reproducing stereotypical imaginaries and norms? 2) How can we explain the gendered integration outcomes of migrants in the labour market? 3) What are some promising or interesting practices to address the three key issues identified – the overqualification of migrant women, intersectional discrimination in the labour market, and care responsibilities as a barrier to the labour market participation of women?..."

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