33 Kardan Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 3 (2) 33–46 ©2020 Kardan University Kardan Publications Kabul, Afghanistan DOI: 10.31841/KJSSH.2021.38 https://kardan.edu.af/Research/CurrentI ssue.aspx?j=KJSSH Indu Shekhar Ved Prakash Marshal Birua Historicity of Gender and the Scope of Glass Ceiling Abstract The article traces the overthrow of matriarchy and evolution of monogamy historically and discusses the concepts, methods and approaches and units of research along with the examination of Glass Ceiling hypothesis of Baxter and Wright. It also highlights the inadequacies and limitations of existing models and considers gender as a special case in India. The article deals with the issue of gender historically with the overthrow of matriarchy which influenced the status of women with the establishment of monogamy and patriarchy, and shows the way out from this problem by suggesting the entitlement from the family as the beginning of the elevation of the status. The article also deals with the popular hypothesis of Glass Ceiling prevalent in western society and does not find much applicability in the Indian context. The article raises many questions related to the conceptual and theoretical edifice of gender studies with special reference to the unit of study, methods and approaches delineating the lacunae and lead. Keywords: Gender, Glass Ceiling, Historicity. Dr. Indu Shekhar, Assistant Directors (Research Faculties) National Institute of Labor Economics Research and Development (NILERD), NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi <indusekhar.iamr@yahoo.com> Dr. Ved Prakash, Assistant Directors (Research Faculties) National Institute of Labor Economics Research and Development (NILERD), NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi. <ved_107@yahoo.co.in> Mr. Marshal Birua Assistant Directors (Research Faculties) National Institute of Labor Economics Research and Development (NILERD), NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi. <marshalbirua@yahoo.com> Article