WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SPORT POSITIONS: BREAKING THROUGH THE GLASS CEILING OR WALKING THROUGH THE LABYRINTH?

Abstract

The glass ceiling metaphor is widely disseminated and used to represent the invisible obstacles that prevent women from progressing professionally into high leadership roles in management and sport. The aim of this study was, from an integrative review, to analyze the use of the glass ceiling metaphor in the national scientific literature and to propose the use of the labyrinth as a more complex and inclusive metaphor. Despite being mostly used in Brazilian studies, the glass ceiling does not represent the different starting points and the different difficulties experienced by women throughout their professional trajectory. The labyrinth metaphor allows for a more complex look, considering the different paths taken by women based on their gender, class and race identities.

Keywords:
Metaphor; Gender identity; Organization and administration