Gendered Stereotypes on Working From Home (WFH) before and after the Pandemic

A Literature Review

Authors

  • Regine Graml Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
  • Veronika Kneip Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26034/cm.sjs.2025.6151

Keywords:

Career, gender gap, working from home, change, systematic literature review

Abstract

Working from home (WFH) has received a lot of attention due to the Covid-19-related lockdown phases. Questions about the impact of WFH on careers and possible effects on women have not yet been sufficiently investigated. The results of the systematic literature review show, that the career prospects of employees who work from home depend on stereotypes and related stigmas within the working environment, which particularly affect women. Based on the results, a phase model of structural and cultural change for organizations with implications for women’s career prospects is developed.

Author Biography

Veronika Kneip, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Regine Graml is Professor of Business Management and Leadership and director of the Institute for Mixed Leadership (IML) at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS), Germany. Her research activities focus on leadership studies, culture and gender. She has international experience in industry and business consulting and worked for the Research Institute for Human Resource Management & Organizations, Munich.

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2025-04-15

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