Abstract Background The notion of female intuition has long been marginalized or misconstrued within economic and leadership discourse. Recent contributions from cognitive neuroscience, feminist economics, and organizational theory offer new insights into intuition as a nuanced form of embodied judgment, responsive to both ethical and contextual demands. In response to this gap, the present review systematically examines how this epistemic capacity is conceptualized, empirically explored, and shaped by institutional and cultural conditions. Objectives Building on this foundation, this analysis articulates four interrelated objectives: (1) To define and integrate the construct of female intuition within economic and leadership domains; (2) To assess its influence on innovation, risk perception, and decision quality; (3) To explore cultural, structural, and neuropsychological moderators of its expression and legitimacy; (4) To propose a multidimensional framework grounded in feminist and neuroconstructivist epistemologies. Methods A systematic and integrative protocol was applied to peer-reviewed literature published between 2000 and 2024 across Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, PubMed, and EconLit. Boolean operators and controlled vocabulary (e.g., MeSH terms, APA Thesaurus descriptors) were used to ensure precision.

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