Impact of Globalization on Women Empowerment in the Presence of Corruption

Abstract

Positive spillover effect of globalization ascends women empowerment but under corruption benefits of global integration on women empowerment become vulnerable. Results attain through instrumental variable regression analysis reveal that under the presence of corruption benefits of globalization on women empowerment are significantly reduce by 18 percent. This outcome sorts corruption as main hindrance element in trickle-down the fruitful advantages of globalization on women’s betterment. More corrupt the country, less benefits of globalization will be translated to women, and less will be the women empowerment in the country, this fact implies relevance for the policy formalization. Moreover, economic, political and social globalization has positive and significant effect on women empowerment.