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Women’s day: South Africa’s corruption crusader

By on 8 March 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Human rights, Whistleblowing

To ring in International Women’s Day on 8 March, Transparency International is featuring woman corruption fighters around the world. Thuli Madonsela is one of these women. She speaks in whispering tones and is always immaculately dressed. When she walks into a room and begins speaking, people sit up and listen. Fearless and resolute, this is [...]

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Zimbabwe: Women make easy prey for corrupt politicians

By on 15 February 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Human rights, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development

Politicians in Zimbabwe are taking advantage of the fact women face existing legal limitations. Research shows that women, who often have lower incomes, have limited access to basic public services because they are less likely to pay bribes to get the services. This makes it difficult for them to acquire registration documents like a mining [...]

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What stops women reporting corruption?

By on 21 November 2012 in Africa and Middle East, ALACs in AFME

When asked whether corruption is a problem for women, I immediately think about the women in a local hospital who were being charged US$ 5 every time they screamed while giving birth. The impact of corruption on women is under-researched and hard to document because it is not easy for women to come forward and [...]

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Fiji: Participatory democracy in action – a constitution of the people

By on 9 November 2012 in Asia Pacific, People power, Politics and government

“For the first time, everyone will have a voice”. Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama’s plan to involve everyone in the formulation of Fiji’s fourth constitution has been translated into action. Consultations with political parties, non-governmental organisations and citizens are taking place all over Fiji to draft a new constitution by 2013. Transparency International Fiji has [...]

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Fighting corruption, empowering people in Uganda’s health service

By on 11 July 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Poverty and development, Technology

It was another day of fieldwork; the project officer arrived at Amach health centre IV in Lira district, Northern Uganda at 9:15am and was welcomed by the security guard. No health worker had started working yet. He found 15 patients seated waiting for health service. By 10:20am 78 patients had lined up. Patients could not [...]

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Nobel prize 2011: the role of women in the Arab world reform

By on 12 December 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption movement, People power

On 10 December, Tawakkul Karman was one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for her activism in Yemen during the Arab Spring. A member of TI’s contact in Yemen, Tawakkul was congratulated by our Palestinian chapter, whose executive director Ghada Zughayar, talked to us about the prize. Q. What does this Nobel Prize mean [...]

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Are women less corrupt than men? and other gender/corruption questions

By on 7 October 2011 in Africa and Middle East

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize has put women’s rights in the spotlight. Gender and corruption have been on Transparency International’s radar from sometime. Our global corruption survey found that women perceive higher levels of corruption than men, but were less likely to report it. Last month Transparency Rwanda published a survey on gender-based corruption in [...]

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Gender, corruption and basic services – unequal impacts all around

By on 16 June 2010 in Americas, Poverty and development

Just as with public services or pay levels, inequality between men and women characterises corruption. Corruption in the provision of basic services such as health and education – which are key areas for achieving the Millennium Development Goals – can have disproportionate and negative consequences for women and girls. Corruption can compromise their access to [...]

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