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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Organizational Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1534355
This article is part of the Research Topic Creative Organization Development through Leadership View all 20 articles
Developing an Index for Measuring Gender Lens Investing in Organizations: The GLIMETRICS Framework
Provisionally accepted
Maria-Teresa Palomo-Vadillo 1
Ana-Lucia Ortega-Larrea 1 María-Julia Bordonado-Bermejo 1
Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero 2*- 1 ESIC University, Madrid, Spain
- 2 Rey Juan Carlos University, Faculty of Economy and Business Sciences, Madrid, Spain
The objective of this article is to develop and validate a metric for assessing gender lens investing (GLI) practices within organizations. The validation of these measurement items constitutes a methodological innovation, responding to calls in the literature for the exploration of novel approaches in comparative studies.To achieve this objective, the development of the measurement items was informed by a comprehensive literature review, and their content validation was conducted through a Delphi study.The primary outcome of this research is the recommendation and validation of a tool designed to measure various dimensions of GLI practices, from both an academic standpoint and the perspective of expert evaluators.The application of this tool is expected to facilitate the integration and generalization of diverse perspectives on GLI. As Investment Fund Agencies and companies increasingly invest in GLI initiatives, there is a growing demand for robust instruments to effectively assess their impact.
Keywords: Gender lens investing (GLI) 1, Delphi method2, gender issues3, value creation4, gender metrics5
Received: 25 Nov 2024; Accepted: 07 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Palomo-Vadillo, Ortega-Larrea, Bordonado-Bermejo and De-Pablos-Heredero. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero, Rey Juan Carlos University, Faculty of Economy and Business Sciences, Madrid, Spain
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