“…Thus, while women on average may be more risk‐averse than men, elite women, and perhaps in particular women that attain positions of power in male‐dominated sectors, may in fact be less risk‐averse than average. For example, a large‐scale comparative study on innovation and entrepreneurship, based on responses by 5,909 senior public managers from 20 countries, did not display significant gender differences relating to risk‐taking/risk‐aversion (Lapuente & Suzuki ), and studies show that while there can be robust gender differences in studies using a representative sample of women at large, elite women may have very similar perceptions regarding future risks and threats as men (Djerf‐Pierre & Wängnerud ). In addition, evidence shows that it could, in certain settings, be very risky to mobilise against corruption since it tends to sometimes create very powerful enemies .…”