RT journal article
T1 Descriptive Elements and Conceptual Structure of Glass Ceiling Research
A1 Martínez Fierro, Salustiano Juan
A1 Lechuga Sancho, María Paula
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 glass ceiling
K1 gender
K1 bibliometric analysis
K1 conceptual structure
AB Women make up more than half of the population of every society and are seen as the creators and instructors of the next generation. They are potentially significant human resources in the scientific, social, and cultural development of most countries and, consequently, special attention needs to be paid to the form of their occupational promotion. This paper describes the evolution of research on glass ceiling until July 2020. We compiled a database of 823 articles focused on the field and published in academic journals in the ISI WoS database. Bibliometric methods and techniques were used to describe the evolution of scientific activity, countries, and active institutions, most productive authors, most relevant sources, most influential documents, trend topics, and social structure researched. This determined the state of the art and described the evolution of the literature in this field, and it will help scholars refine existing and initiate new research agendas. A total of 846 documents were identified, and the results showed an upward trend in glass ceiling scientific production. Based on these analyses, possible forms of future research are proposed to advance toward the consolidation of this scientific discipline.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25664
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25664
LA eng
NO This publication and research has been partially granted by the Programme for the Promotion and Encouragement of Research and Transfer of the University of Cadiz, and partially granted by INDESS (Research Universitary Institute for Sustainable Social Development), University of Cadiz, Spain.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026