Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 01/2015

Gender, equality and corruption: what are the linkages?

April 2014

Transparency International

Abstract

Gender inequality and corruption are closely inter-linked. Gender inequalities undermine good governance, sustainable growth, development outcomes and poverty alleviation. Where countries have made advances in women’s empowerment and gender equality, they have witnessed lower levels of corruption over time.