This study aims to provide a comprehensive literature review on contemporary women-centric gender accounting research through the lens of gender diversity, equity, and inclusion. We reviewed 210 papers published in 44 accounting journals between 2015 and 2023 by applying a modified Shields (1997) systematic literature review framework. We categorise the reviewed papers by gender accounting topics and analyse each topic across six key aspects: research settings, sample settings, jurisdiction area, research theories, research methods, and data analysis techniques. Our review spotlights an imbalance in research attention, with a predominant focus on gender diversity in governance, followed by gender equity, leaving gender inclusion relatively underexplored. We find that progress in gender diversity positively impacts business performance, audit quality and reporting. Nonetheless, women continue to face challenges in attaining equitable opportunities and inclusiveness due to gender stereotypes, patriarchal systems, and motherhood impacts. We call for future research emphasising the confrontation of these invisible barriers to fully leverage the benefits of diversity and uncover the interconnectedness among the multifaced dimensions of gender accounting. Our research goes beyond academia, providing valuable insights for policy and practice. Our findings highlight the pressing need to reassess corporate cultures and policies that devalue feminine occupational norms and inclusivity, particularly for women with family responsibilities. We recommend that firms proactively embrace policies and practices that will enable a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace in accounting.