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Date Added to
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Short Summary
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| Title |
Migrant Remittances, Development and Gender |
| Author |
Sørensen, N.N. |
| Publication
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July 2005 |
| Publisher |
Institute of International Studies-Denmark |
| Volume |
DIIS Brief |
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Short Summary |
Although migration may generate a wide array
of positive as well as negative consequences for development, remittances
have recently become the single most emphasised evidence and measuring
stick for the ties connecting migrants with their societies of origin.
Remittances can be both monetary (i.e., money transferred) and social
(i.e., the ideas, practices, identities, skills and social capital
that flow from the receiving to the sending communities). Remittances
can be transferred either within a country in the case of internal
migration, or across borders in the case of international migration.
This brief aims at contributing a gender perspective to the remittances
debate. It recognises the potential positive impact of remittances
but criticises approaches that burden migrants, sometimes women in
particular, with the expectation of sending remittances. It is generally
assumed that women send home a larger share of their earnings than
men and also tend to be better savers. Women are the largest receivers
of remittances, and when in control of remittances are believed to
channel financial transfers into better health, nutrition and education
for the entire family. Remittances will be affected by the gender
and position of the migrant in the family, as well as by gender inequalities
in the labour market. However, how gender affects remittances is not
fully understood and needs more research. |
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