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Will Women Executives Reduce Corruption? Marginalization and Network Inclusion.
Monika Bauhr1, Nicholas Charron1
1University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Comparative Political Studies
|May 20, 2021
Summary
Women mayors reduce corruption, but this effect diminishes with re-election. Newly elected women leaders decrease corruption risks, suggesting initial impacts may fade as they adapt to existing political networks.
Area of Science:
- Political Science
- Economics
- Public Policy
Background:
- Existing research indicates a correlation between women in elected office and reduced corruption.
- However, causal links and long-term effects of women in executive positions on corruption remain underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate whether women mayors causally reduce corruption levels in French municipalities.
- To examine the temporal dynamics of this effect, particularly the difference between newly elected and re-elected women mayors.
Main Methods:
- Utilized regression discontinuity and first difference designs for causal inference.
- Analyzed newly collected data on French municipal elections (2005-2016) and municipal contract corruption risk.
Main Results:
- Women mayors were found to reduce corruption risks.
- This reduction was primarily driven by newly elected women mayors.
- The positive effect on corruption levels was negligible for re-elected women mayors.
Conclusions:
- The findings support the hypothesis that women in executive office can decrease corruption.
- The diminishing effect over time suggests potential adaptation to or survival within corrupt networks.
- Results align with marginalization theories while also highlighting adaptive strategies of women in office.
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