Network explanations of the gender gap in migrants’ employment patterns: Use of online and offline networks in the Netherlands

Objective: We investigate the relation between having online and offline personal networks employment for male female migrants in Netherlands.
 Background: Previous research diagnoses an alarming gender gap their patterns. Although social are identified as being crucial migrants’ labor market participation, we know very little about how migrant men women differ these differences translate into varying opportunities.
 Method: Drawing on Dutch Immigrant Panel of LISS (Longitudinal Internet Studies Social Sciences) dataset, examined patters who have arrived to Netherlands under different migration streams by conducting logistic regression models.
 Results: identify two major findings. While contrary our expectations, tend be connected with those employed a background, less rather dense network structure. Nonetheless, women’s do not significantly account unemployment, but use LinkedIn than men.
 Conclusion: Our findings implications understanding inequalities participation.