The contribution of Dominican women migration in reducing poverty and enhancing economic growth in their home country remains relatively under-researched. The knowledge of the economic effects of their migration, especially its impact on economic development, is rather limited. This article analyzes the link between migration and development in Dominican Republic through transnationalism perspective. It considers the way these immigrants, as individuals and integrants of communities, maintain their connections with their country of origin while living abroad. On the basis of gender perspective, the paper explores the involvement of Dominican women migrants in optimizing the development impact in their native country through transnational networks and remittances. In order to fill the gaps in existing knowledge about Dominican women migration and development, issues related with the intersections between gender, ethnicity, migration and development have been discussed.

Remittances and development Transnationalism Dominican women migrants Gender and ethnicity

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