Title
Understanding the Remittance Gender Gap among Hispanics in the US: Gendered Norms and the Role of Expectations
Date Issued
03 April 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad de Connecticut
Publisher(s)
Taylor & Francis
Abstract
Using the 2006 Latino National Survey (LNS), this study analyzes the existence of a gender gap in favor of men in the monetary remittance behavior of Hispanics residing in the United States. Findings indicate that cultural gender norms and expectations in the country of origin play a key role. The study shows that women migrants are less likely to remit than men and, when they do, they transfer smaller amounts. The remittance gender gap is not universal among subgroups, since it is only observable among Hispanics who came to the US to improve their economic situation, plan to return to their home country, and have low income and low schooling. An index on migrants’ perceptions of gender roles as a proxy for cultural gendered norms is constructed and shows that more traditional gender views are associated with a significant gender gap in favor of men in remittances.
Start page
172
End page
199
Volume
23
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Economía Sociología
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84979009490
Source
Feminist Economics
ISSN of the container
13545701
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