Using several independent data sets, we investigate the relationship betwee
n gender and corruption. We show using micro-data that women are less invol
ved in bribery, and are less likely to condone bribe-taking. Cross-country
data show that corruption is less severe where women hold a larger share of
parliamentary seats and senior positions in the government bureaucracy, an
d comprise a larger share of the labor force. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V
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