- Disproportionate Impact: Corruption affects women more severely due to existing socioeconomic gaps, greater reliance on public services, and specific abuses like sexual extortion (sextortion).
- Disrupting Networks: Increasing female representation in leadership and the workforce breaks up male-dominated corruption networks and improves public service delivery.
- Not a Silver Bullet: Empowerment alone does not eliminate corruption, as women can also engage in corrupt behavior when given the opportunity.
- APEC Strategy: APEC advocates for gender-sensitive anti-corruption policies, collecting sex-disaggregated data, and creating safe reporting mechanisms.
https://www.apec.org/Publications/2021/04/The-Role-of-Women-Empowerment-in-Anti-Corruption