Given the gender stereotype that women are more ethical than men, people should assess female politicians as being less corruptible. Yet information about access to networks suggests that opportunities to engage in unethical behavior may counter this perception. Using a conjoint analysis in a nationally representative survey in Spain, a country shaken by corruption scandals, we asked respondents to identify the more corruptible politician between two hypothetical local councilors by imagining an investor willing to offer a bribe to advance business interests. Results indicate that female politicians do symbolically stand for honesty. However, this assessment is offset by embeddedness cues signaling a woman politician’s access to opportunity networks. We discuss our findings in light of instrumentalist arguments for an increase of women in politics as a means to combat corruption.

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腐败，机会网络和性别：女性政治家腐败的刻板印象

鉴于性别陈规定型观念，即女性比男性更有道德，因此人们应该认为女性政治人物腐败程度较小。然而，有关网络访问的信息表明，从事不道德行为的机会可能会反驳这种看法。在西班牙这个因腐败丑闻动摇的国家进行的全国代表性调查中，通过联合分析，我们要求受访者通过想象一个愿意提供贿赂以促进商业利益的投资者，来确定两个假设的地方议员之间更腐败的政客。结果表明，女性政客确实象征着诚实。但是，这种暗示被暗示女性政客进入机会网络的暗示暗示所抵消。