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Contributor [1]
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 03:00
Categories: 
Women & gender [2]
Issue Number: 
258 [3]
Article-Summary: 

One out of two migrants is a woman. Increasingly present and increasingly visible, women who live and work away from their countries of origin send billions of dollars to their relatives - often more frequently than men. Can this money sent back to Africa, Asia and Latin America serve as a sustainable development tool for the entire population? Can migrant women become investors in their countries of origin? Ms. Ndioro Ndiaye explains how the face of migration - as well as that of the Interna...read more [4]

One out of two migrants is a woman. Increasingly present and increasingly visible, women who live and work away from their countries of origin send billions of dollars to their relatives - often more frequently than men. Can this money sent back to Africa, Asia and Latin America serve as a sustainable development tool for the entire population? Can migrant women become investors in their countries of origin? Ms. Ndioro Ndiaye explains how the face of migration - as well as that of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) - is becoming increasingly feminized.

Category: 
Gender & Minorities [5]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/wgender/34923 [6]

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