Munyaradzi Saruchera and Luckmore Chivandire 2025. Gendered forms of corruption in South African public universities. in: Williams, S., Kapardis, M.K. and Kihl, L.A. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Gender and Corruption Routledge.
| Chapter title | Gendered forms of corruption in South African public universities |
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| Authors | Munyaradzi Saruchera and Luckmore Chivandire |
| Editors | Williams, S., Kapardis, M.K. and Kihl, L.A. |
| Abstract | The higher education sector is an important source of skilled labor and leadership. In South Africa, tertiary education is critical to dismantling inequity and poverty. However, South African universities are rife with endemic corruption, affecting men and women differently. While corruption in South African universities has been studied, the gendered aspects of corruption and how they affect women students and staff have not received much attention. This chapter investigates the prevalence and manifestation of gender-specific forms of corruption and how this affects women students and staff in universities. Drawing on feminist political economy theory, the chapter identifies different forms of gendered corruption in universities and their impact. Using a qualitative research methodology and a descriptive design, the chapter employs archival research for data collection. It undertakes a deductive and inductive thematic analysis of the forms of corruption adversely affecting women in the universities, such as sexual corruption. Sexual corruption is an obstacle to sustainable development and a violation of human rights that hinders access to other rights and the right to bodily integrity. To address sexual corruption effectively, policy and implementation should be connected at the regional and national levels, and a clear definition of sexual corruption should be developed to support anti-corruption work. |
| Book title | Routledge Handbook of Gender and Corruption |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 31 Dec 2025 |
| ISBN | 9781003567912 |
| 9781032938448 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003567912-21 |
| Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003567912-21 |