Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 50 no. 5 (2025)

The Role of Women in Business and Economy: A Bibliometric Analysis

Allen Grace M. Sarmiento

Discipline: business studies

 

Abstract:

Women's participation in the global economy has grown substantially, yet structural and cultural barriers remain. This study investigates the intellectual landscape of research on women's economic roles by identifying key themes, seminal works, and emerging trends. A bibliometric analysis of Scopus-indexed journal articles (2015–2024) was conducted using co-citation and co-word analyses, with data visualization through VOSviewer. The findings highlight five major co-citation clusters: human capital and household bargaining, gendered institutions, entrepreneurship and social capital, psychological factors, and female leadership; and three co-word clusters related to labor market inequality, sustainability and crisis resilience, and demographic and health outcomes. This study addresses a research gap by providing a comprehensive, systematic mapping of how scholarship has evolved around women's economic participation. Its contribution lies in offering a strategic overview that links intellectual developments with real-world policy and business interventions. The findings suggest the need for multi-level approaches that combine structural reforms, household dynamics, and individual empowerment to strengthen women's economic roles and inform inclusive economic policies.



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