CRS is pleased to announce the release of a report on Local Integration Experiences of Young Afghan Women in the Greater Toronto Area, written by CRS Visiting Scholar (and External Affiliate) C茅sar Castilla and Adela Ludin, Peel Settlement Counsellor & Grant Researcher (Afghan Women's Organization).
This research, conducted between January 2024 and May 2026, examines the local integration (LI) challenges faced by young Afghan women newly arrived in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Despite institutional efforts to promote integration, persistent structural constraints continue to limit women鈥檚 agency across the legal, cultural, social, and economic dimensions of settlement. Accordingly, the study analyzes how these women navigate integration within these interconnected dimensions, with particular attention to the structural challenges shaping their lived realities.
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