摘要：The global community has been unanimous about the negative implications gender discrimination holds for economic growth and human development. While gender and power have been widely researched in the broader context of their influences on political participation, household decision-making, and overall health outcomes within various settings globally, consolidated literature on gender and power relations in organisations in the developing world remains sparse. This paper systematically reviews current knowledge on workplace gender and power relations from Africa and Asia. The review compiles past and recent studies to help scholars and practitioners better understand; the theoretical and empirical trends on gender and power relations; the unfolding trends; and how they influence employment outcomes in the labour markets of Africa and Asia. A three-stage strategy was adopted to systematically identify 67 peer-reviewed research papers from article databases to summarise the direction of scholarship. While this review generally uncovers a growing interest in workplace gender and power issues and highlights increased attention towards female economic empowerment, it also reveals that differences still exist between men and women in their use of power within organisations. These gaps perpetuated by individual, societal and organisational factors, create productivity losses due to limitations placed on women’s enrolment into the labour force and their managerial prospects.
