Title: Glass ceiling for women in India: the way forward to break it. Evidence from the two decades of bibliometric analysis

Authors: Murali Ramachandran; Arockiam Kulandai; Y. Arul Sulochana

Addresses: Department of Management Studies, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India; Affiliated to: Bharathidasan University, India ' Department of Human Resource Management, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India; Affiliated to: Bharathidasan University, India ' Department of Management Studies, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India; Affiliated to: Bharathidasan University, India

Abstract: The concept of women and the glass ceiling is a contentious issue in the world. Women's under-representation seems to be found in all spheres of life across the globe. The majority of positions are occupied by men in India and are not allowed women to attain higher positions. It is commonly found in wage fixation wherein women are facing discrimination in terms of pay, promotion, and prestigious awards. The researchers have done a bibliometric analysis. The analysis was based on data from the most cited authors in the Scopus database, at the national and international level. However, there is gender gap, slowly the glass ceiling is getting broken and women are getting into top positions across all the industries. The authors conducted bibliometric analysis using the keyword 'Glass ceiling of women managers in India'. Researchers suggest that government intervention is the means to solve problems through procedural and distributive justice.

Keywords: women; glass ceiling; higher positions; wage discrimination; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2026.151570

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2026 Vol.37 No.1, pp.79 - 100

Received: 23 May 2023
Accepted: 18 Dec 2023
Published online: 09 Feb 2026 *

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