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The three studies show the connectivity by tracing the migration journey of women from country of origin to permanent settlement and economic integration in the country of destination and identify key social and policy barriers to women at each stage of the journey, but also provide some encouraging insights and examples to show the diverse ways in which women become active agents in overcoming th. [...] This paper focussed on two aspects of Express Entry as it applied to candidates in the three countries of origin in South Asia; that is the system and the human capital benchmarks used for ranking and inclusion/exclusion of a spouse based on them. [...] Iftekhar Immigration lawyers and consultants considered the system of ranking and the benchmarks for ranking as creating a fundamental shift in aspects of human capital that is valued in the selection of migrants. [...] As frontline advisors and counsel to applicants, immigration lawyers and consultants did not have an awareness of the manifold implications for the women left behind both in terms of the additional reproductive and caregiving roles or the possibility of a long and complicated sponsorship process. [...] In addition to the overall increase in the proportion of women applying and admitted as principal applicants in the years since the introduction of Express Entry, there is some country-le el e idence of posi i e change in omen s par icipa ion ra es (IRCC, 2019; 2020).