Corruption influences, indirectly, the career advancement of women in central public authorities (CPA), as the results of a sociological study launched recently suggest. The research “Impact of corruption on women’s career development opportunities in the Central Public Administration of the Republic of Moldova” was developed by the Institute for Public Policy and the United Nations Development Program, IPN reports.

The authors of the study say corruption manifestations, such as favoritism, cronyism, influence peddling, combined with the social barriers, family obligations, but also with the traditional gender roles’ distribution, limit women opportunities to strengthen their professional capacities. Thus, often women don’t manage to allocate time for participation at conferences, study visits, trips abroad and need more time for a career advancement, comparing to men. Moreover, women hardly accept high-ranking posts, determining the more rapid career advancement of men, who, in return, favor and promote the male employees.

“The relevance of the study consists not only in revealing the risks related to women’s career advancement but also in coming up with recommendations that will enhance the capacities of Central Public Authorities’ institutions on ensuring equal access to professional empowerment of women,” Anastasia Oceretnyi, Vice-Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family, stated at the presentation of the study.

The study was conducted during November 2015 - February 2016 period, on a sample of civil servants employed at the State Chancellery, the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family and the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Moldova.