The “Open Society Initiative for Europe” (OSIFE) presented its new project on the “impact of corruption and state capture on women” that links gender issues and corruption in Central and Eastern Europe and aims to promote more gender-conscious policy work in developing anti-corruption tools. The OSIFE co-organized a workshop on “Gender and Corruption” at the last
Chair: Ina Kubbe; Presenters: Liljana Cvetanoska, Bart Scheffers;
Invited Participants: Lena Wängerud (QoG), Amy Alexander (QoG), Monika Bauhr (QoG), Marina Povitkina (QoG); general public (ca. 25 participants)
During the Co-Creation on “Gender and Corruption” the “Open Society Foundations”, in particular the “Open Society Initiative for Europe” (OSIFE) presented its new project on the “impact of corruption and state capture on women” that links gender issues and corruption in Central and Eastern Europe and aims to promote more gender-conscious policy work in developing anti-corruption tools. The OSIFE’s portfolio “Countering State Capture” has explicitly committed itself to include a gender dimension for its 2018 work plan.
The project is in its initial stage and the program is working on a review of the existing research on the relationship between gender, corruption, and state capture. The review aims to get a better understanding of the relationship between corruption, state capture and gender; and particularly to obtain knowledge on understanding the impact that state capture has on women, as well as the mechanisms behind this relationship. The project particularly investigates how corruption limits women’s access to power, goods and services, and how it affects their human rights. It will also identify efforts made to control corruption, especially actions tailored to address the impact of corruption of women, or other marginalized groups, and their success.
