Despite increasing numbers of vacancies for highly skilled jobs in innovative sectors of the economy, highly skilled migrants are often discriminated against despite their qualifications. This discrimination represents a relevant issue, especially for women with a background in male-dominated and highly regulated fields, such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). We draw on qualitative data collected in Northern Italy from in-depth interviews and focus groups with women from different countries and STEMM qualifications. Adopting an intersectionality approach, we illuminate the macro-, organizational-, and individual-level barriers that prevent highly skilled migrant women from finding a job that measures up to their qualification level and sector, and we highlight the resources available to them to overcome these barriers. By emphasizing the intersectional ties of being a woman, a migrant, and a STEMM professional, we identify relevant areas for policy intervention to valorize migration in support of innovation and labor outcomes in Italy and in other countries.

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技艺高超，却又隐形。意大利具有 STEMM 背景的移民妇女在交叉障碍和资源之间的潜力

尽管创新经济部门中高技能工作的职位空缺越来越多，但高技能移民尽管有资格，但经常受到歧视。这种歧视是一个相关问题，特别是对于在男性主导和高度监管的领域（如科学、技术、工程、数学和医学 (STEMM)）有背景的女性而言。我们利用在意大利北部从与来自不同国家和 STEMM 资格的女性的深入访谈和焦点小组中收集的定性数据。采用交叉性方法，我们阐明了宏观、组织和个人层面的障碍，这些障碍阻止高技能移民女性找到符合其资格水平和部门的工作，我们强调他们可以利用的资源来克服这些障碍。通过强调女性、移民和 STEMM 专业人士之间的交叉联系，我们确定了政策干预的相关领域，以支持意大利和其他国家的创新和劳动成果的移民。