"Give Us a Chance": Understanding Job Seeking Among Women Experiencing Homelessness. Issue 3 (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Groton, Danielle B.; Gromer, Jill M.; Mennicke, Annelise M.; Lee, Jungup; Gul, Mehnaz; Dupree, Erin M.; Munn, Jean
• Is Part Of: Journal of employment counseling. Volume 54:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 131
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: job seeking -- homeless women -- transitional housing -- employment -- stigma; Vocational guidance -- United States -- Periodicals; 331.7020973
• DOI: 10.1002/joec.12060
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0787

Abstract

Abstract : The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore perceptions of job seeking from women experiencing homelessness. Participants ( N = 9) were interviewed at a transitional housing facility in North Florida. Thematic analysis found several manifest and latent themes related to stigma, barriers, and perseverance. The findings of this study support the existing literature on the management of social stigma by people experiencing homelessness. It also provides new findings that allow for a more nuanced understanding of the factors identified by experts in the job‐seeking experiences of women who are homeless.