Close the political gender gap to reduce corruption. How women's political agenda and risk aversion restricts corrupt behaviour
How to cite this publication:
Monika Bauhr, Nicholas Charron, Lena Wängnerud (2018). Close the political gender gap to reduce corruption. How women's political agenda and risk aversion restricts corrupt behaviour. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2018:3)
Including women in local councils is strongly negatively associated with the prevalence of both petty and grand forms of corruption. This reduction in corruption is primarily experienced among women. A study suggests that female representatives seek to further two separate political agendas once they attain public office: 1) the improvement of public service delivery in sectors that tend to primarily benefit women, and 2) the breakup of male-dominated collusive networks.
