Incorruptible Women? Gender Dimensions of Corruption

To date, there has been no study into the proportion of women involved in corruption offenses in the Czech Republic. At the same time, efforts to increase the number of women in decision-making positions have not been successful. Our main objective, therefore, was to raise awareness of the gender aspects of corruption and carry out research in this area.
We have prepared and publicised three innovative analyses: the legal analysis of corruption offenses in terms of gender, sociological research on differences in the public gender perception of corruption offenses, and current data on the representation of women and men in decision-making positions in government. The main conclusions of the analyses were presented at the final international gender conference with the active participation of the Norwegian representative of Transparency International and the GRECO gender equality rapporteur. They presented international attitudes and existing findings related to the topic of gender and corruption. In a set of recommendations for the Czech Republic, it was noted that the collection and comparison of gender-sensitive data is very important in terms of national and international comparison. Representatives of the public administration also took part in the implementation phase of the project.
The crucial findings of the analyses can be used by advocacy, gender and anti-corruption NGOs, political parties, and public administration experts as additional arguments to support the increase in the number of women in decision-making positions, something we consider to be –in addition to the actual introduction of the issue– one of the major benefits of the project.