Tag Archives | International Women’s Day 2013

Why do women report corruption less than men?

8 March 2013 in Africa and Middle East, ALAC, ALACs in AFME, People power

As today is International Women’s Day, I looked at the complaints our help centres around the world received last year to see if there is any gender difference in reporting corruption. Unfortunately, the numbers suggest there is a significant difference: in many parts of the world, women are less likely to report an incident of […]

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Women’s Day: Seeking justice and transparency in Egypt

6 March 2013 in Africa and Middle East, People power

To ring in International Women’s Day on 8 March, Transparency International is featuring woman corruption fighters around the world. Evronia Azer is one of these women. The coastal city of Alexandria has no shortage of everyday heroes. The activists that do not grace newspaper headlines but just go about their insistent struggle for justice on […]

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