Work Satisfaction as a Function of Gender and Job Status
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Vol. 7 (3) , 286-290
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1983.tb00842.x
Abstract
Male lawyers, female lawyers, and female legal secretaries were interviewed concerning their work satisfaction, the nature of their employment-related gratifications and deprivations, and their work values. The data showed that the three samples' responses concerning work-related gratifications, deprivations, and values were largely similar. When they differed, the splits tended to be along the lines of job status (lawyer vs. secretary) rather than along the lines of gender (male vs. female). In addition, lawyers tended to be more satisfied with their work than were secretaries.Keywords
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