HOUSTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Women are less likely to participate in political corruption, but only in countries where corruption is stigmatized, U.S. researchers say.
"The relationship between gender and corruption appears to depend on context," lead author Justin Esarey, an assistant professor of political science at Rice University, said in a statement. "When corruption is stigmatized, as in most democracies, women will be less tolerant and less likely to engage in it compared with men. But if 'corrupt' behaviors are an ordinary part of governance supported by political institutions, there will be no corruption gender gap."