The event focused on how corruption hampers the implementation of the 12 Critical Areas of Concern formulated within the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The Panel examined how women can prevent victimisation by corruption, plus corruption interventions, individual and collective. Hereby, the event aimed to mobilise organisations into action, create support networks for those affected by corruption, offer methods to dismantle gendered corruption, and propose actions to address the multifaceted effects corruption has on women, families and communities. Furthermore, the event encouraged a robust discussion, as a platform of exchange for women activists as a means to interact with in-country peers to tackle corruption local to global.
WOMEN AND CORRUPTION: Root Causes and Impact on Women’s Potential
