similarly another study in bangladesh finds that the emigration of men is positively associated with womens decisionmaking capacity and the education of girls in migrant families hadi moreover remittances have also been linked to increased female agency within family structures and a change in perceptions of gender roles women who receive remittances have more and better control of resources jolly and reeves economic remittances may also be used to give women better access to health care allow them to start their own business and keep girls in education for longer antman