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Community-Based Research Canada presents “Centering Community in Community-Based Research". In this E-Learning series, we highlight research that exemplifies a pivotal feature of community-based research: centering community and lived experience perspectives in all aspects of the research. This series will showcase projects that have been led by community members with lived experiences of the issues being investigated, and projects that have amplified the voices and experiences of those with lived experience throughout the research process.

Centering Young South Asian Women and Gender Diverse People in Career Development Research: Lessons from a Community-Action Approach in the Greater Toronto Area   

South Asian communities have immigrated to Canada since the late 19th century and now form the country’s largest racialized group, with over 2.3 million people (Statistics Canada, 2021). Many South Asian-Canadian youth — including second-generation Canadians and young immigrants — are an increasingly significant part of the workforce, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

The project emerged directly from years of grassroots programming and gatherings, where young South Asian women consistently shared challenges related to:

• Navigating culturally shaped expectations around education and career
• Entering and advancing within the workforce
• Facing workplace discrimination and racialized gender bias ...