A Systematic Review to Study the Antecedents of Gender Disparity at Managerial Levels: It's Impact on Sustainable Organizational Growth

Although the number of working women has increased in India in the last few decades the percentage of female representation at the top/managerial level is still quite low. The objective of gender equality, which further contributes to sustainable development, is violated by discrimination against women in management positions. A systematic analysis of around 65 research papers reveals what factors or antecedents of genderdisparity exist at managerial levels in the corporate sector. Such factors can be social, personal, organizational, cultural etc. Because of these different barriers that affect the women wanting to work, they are not pushed to reach the top. It is also analyzed that this scenario doesn't exist only in the Indian context but such factors play a vital role even abroad. Using TCCM (Theory-Context-Characteristics-Methods) review framework, this research provides a comprehensive understanding of the dominant theories, contexts (i.e. industries and countries), characteristics (key variables and their relationships), and methods (research methodology and analysis tools &techniques) employed in gender disparity that affects sustainable organizational growth.