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Women found to be just as corrupt as men in Mexican politics

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August 29, 2023

Women found to be just as corrupt as men in Mexican politics

Source: Phys.org


"Women's Representation and Corruption: Evidence from Local Audits in Mexico" will appear in an upcoming edition of Comparative Political Studies and was authored by Gustavo Guajardo, a Rice Ph.D. candidate in political science, and Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, the Thomas Cooke and Mary Elizabeth Edwards Chair in Government and Democracy at Rice. In the paper, the researchers examined how revelations of corruption affect the election of women in municipal government in Mexico and whether the women in office are less corrupt than men.

Click here to read the full article published by Phys.org on 28 August 2023.

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"Women's Representation and Corruption: Evidence from Local Audits in Mexico" will appear in an upcoming edition of Comparative Political Studies and was authored by Gustavo Guajardo, a Rice Ph.D. candidate in political science, and Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, the Thomas Cooke and Mary Elizabeth Edwards Chair in Government and Democracy at Rice. In the paper, the researchers examined how revelations of corruption affect the election of women in municipal government in Mexico and whether the women in office are less corrupt than men.

Click here to read the full article published by Phys.org on 28 August 2023.

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Amy McCaig

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