Metaphors Describing the Gendered Organization in the Career Advancement of Women: An Integrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Review Methods
2.1. Integrative Review Method
2.1.1. Step 1. Problem Identification for Research Question Development
2.1.2. Step 2. Structured Database Search to Identify the Relevant Documents
2.1.3. Step 3. Document Evaluation to Select the Relevant Articles for Inclusion
2.1.4. Step 4. Chart the Data to Integrate the Evidence into Results
2.1.5. Step 5. Summarize the Results and Present the Findings
3. Results
3.1. Metaphors for the Gendered Organization
3.1.1. Firewall
3.1.2. Glass Ceiling
3.1.3. Glass Cliff
3.1.4. Glass Escalator
3.1.5. Labyrinth
3.1.6. Queen Bee and Beehive
3.1.7. Sticky Floor
3.1.8. Other Metaphors
3.2. Research Areas Intersecting with the Metaphors
3.2.1. Wages
3.2.2. Recruitment
3.2.3. Leadership Styles
3.2.4. Corporate Social Responsibility
4. Discussion
Critique of the Literature
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Huaman-Morillo, S.R.; Vander Linden, K.L.; Palmieri, P.A. Metaphors Describing the Gendered Organization in the Career Advancement of Women: An Integrative Review. Adm. Sci. 2024, 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14090196
Huaman-Morillo SR, Vander Linden KL, Palmieri PA. Metaphors Describing the Gendered Organization in the Career Advancement of Women: An Integrative Review. Administrative Sciences. 2024; 14(9):196. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14090196
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuaman-Morillo, Sara Rocio, Kara Lynette Vander Linden, and Patrick Albert Palmieri. 2024. "Metaphors Describing the Gendered Organization in the Career Advancement of Women: An Integrative Review" Administrative Sciences 14, no. 9: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14090196