Table 16 Summary of hypotheses testing

H1: Institutional design factors significantly affect gender equality in public organizations

p-Value: Institutional design (0.000)

There is significant relationship between institutional design and gender equality in the Egyptian public organizations

H1 is Accepted

H2: The “Glass Ceiling Syndrome” significantly affect gender equality in public organizations

p-Value: Glass ceiling syndromes (0.178)

There is no impact between glass ceiling syndromes on gender equality in the Egyptian public organizations

H2 is rejected

H3: Traditional stereotypes significantly affect gender equality in public organizations

p-Value: Traditional stereotypes (0.000)

Citizen’s perception positively affect gender equality in public in the Egyptian public organizations

H3 is accepted

H4: Women age is playing a moderating role in gender equality in public organization

p-Value: (Institutional design, Glass ceiling syndromes, and Citizens’ perception) (0.001, 0.064, 0.023) sequentially

Age is playing a moderating role between (Institutional design, Glass ceiling syndromes, and Citizens’ perception) and gender equality in public Egyptian public organizations

H4 is accepted as age is playing a positive moderating role in the relationship between Institutional design and gender equality in public organizations; age is playing a positive moderating role in the relationship between Glass Ceiling Syndrome and gender equality in public organizations; and finally, age is playing a positive moderating role in the relationship between Traditional Stereotypes and gender equality in public organizations