Ethnic minority migrant women entrepreneurs and the imperial imprimatur

摘要

Purpose - This paper aims to explore the work experiences of ethnic minority migrant Indianrnwomen and their reasons for entering entrepreneurship in post-colonial New Zealand.rnDesign/methodology/approach - Over a period of five years, in-depth semi-structured interviewsrnwere conducted with 45 Indian women migrant entrepreneurs in New Zealand A total ofrnapproximately 50 hours of interviews with 200 hours of transcription and member checks contributedrnto the understanding of these women. The interpretations were enhanced by congruence of ethnicityrnand gender of the researcher-author.rnFindings - The qualitative interviews surfaced issues of being non-white, exclusionary employmentrnpractices and negotiating post-colonial New Zealand in order to follow the migrant dream despite thernprevalence of softwares of colonialism in the mindset of the host country.rnResearch limitations/implications - The study was conducted in one country (New Zealand) onrnone ethnicity (Indian); hence, there needs to be caution in generalizing the findings for other ethnicrnminority women and in other post-colonial countries.rnPractical implications - The research focuses on the experiences of educated ethnic minorityrnwomen who are often marginalized based on their visible diversity discriminators, despite efforts byrnthe New Zealand Government to create an equitable non-racialized society.rnOriginality/value - The paper is a powerful reminder of the need to understand the layered realityrnof ethnic minority women and to reduce the gap between policy and action.