This volume provides a comprehensive overview of how anti-corruption policy can serve as an effective and essential intervention for promoting gender equality. Multidisciplinary in approach and bringing together established and emerging leaders in the field of corruption studies, it examines how corruption affects women’s empowerment and gender equality, the ways in which it exacerbates the risks faced by women, and the anti-corruption reforms needed to address these harms. In doing so, the book significantly enhances our understanding of the multifaceted nature of corruption and underscores the imperative for inclusive, gender-sensitive and comprehensive anti-corruption strategies. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, gender studies, economics and corruption, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
Robert Gillanders is Kemmy Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick, Ireland, and an Honorary Professor at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand for the 2026/27 academic year.
Giovanna Rodriguez-Garcia is Research Professor at the College of Economics and Business, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia. She is a member of the Academia against Corruption in the Americas (ACA) Network.
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of how anti-corruption policy can be an effective and essential intervention for promoting gender equality. Multidisciplinary in approach and bringing together established and emerging leaders in the field of corruption studies, it examines the ways in which corruption affects female empowerment and equality, how corruption exacerbates risks for women, and the anti-corruption reforms needed to control them. In doing so, the book significantly enhance our understanding of the multifaceted nature of corruption, and underscores the imperative for inclusive, gender-sensitive, and comprehensive anti-corruption strategies. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, gender studies, economics and corruption, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
Robert Gillanders
gender corruption anti-corruption policy equality empowerment