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Clientelism, corruption, and gender

In: Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies

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  • Mariela Daby
  • Mason W. Moseley

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Clientelism and corruption are two related but distinct phenomena more likely to occur in emerging democracies. In this chapter, we examine how the two are linked, and provide evidence for the gendered nature of clientelism based on fieldwork in Argentina and public opinion data from the AmericasBarometer. We uncover several mechanisms that thwart women’s political careers in clientelistic machines, preventing them from climbing the ranks from party activists to elected officials. While scholarly work has made great strides in examining the gendered consequences of formal institutional arrangements, we argue that only with increased attention to informal institutional inequalities in emerging democracies can we fully grasp the extent of gender inequality in the political arena, and consider potential remedies.

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  • Mariela Daby & Mason W. Moseley, 2024. "Clientelism, corruption, and gender," Chapters, in: Tiffany D. Barnes & Emily Beaulieu (ed.), Handbook on Gender and Corruption in Democracies, chapter 9, pages 102-115, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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