Women Still Less Likely To Commit Corporate Fraud

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 11:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Martha Stewart, The Exception Rather Than The Rule nrkbeta via Wikimedia Commons They're less likely to be recruited to join in on a conspiracy, and when they do, they make a whole lot less money. Even in crime, women are still bumping up against a glass ceiling. Women are less likely to be a part of conspiracies to commit corporate fraud, and when do commit fraud, they tend to receive less money than their male counterparts, according to a study in the American Sociological Review. The study found that in 83 cases of corporate fraud registered with the Department of Justice between 2002 and 2009, three-fourths were entirely male conspiracies. None were all-female---the Spice Girls of corporate fraud have yet to take action, I guess. In frauds where women were involved, for the most part they played more minor roles, and received far less money. More than half of women...

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