THE PARADOX OF THE CONTENTED FEMALE WORKER IN A TRADITIONALLY FEMALE INDUSTRY

Tom Buchanan

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Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies Gender Diversity and Inequality

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Women hold jobs in which they consistently experience less pay, fewer promotions, and less favorable working conditions than men. Despite these differences, studies show that women report comparable levels of job satisfaction. Crosby (1982 Crosby , Faye J. 1982 . Relative Deprivation and Working Women . New York : Oxford University Press . [Google Scholar]) referred to this as the paradox of the contented female worker. Previous work has investigated the paradox in predominantly male settings. A random sample of 359 employees at a predominantly female organization is examined. Results confirm a gender paradox of job satisfaction. Surprisingly, pay is positively associated with job satisfaction for women, but not for men. Also contributing to the paradox is a weaker negative association of workload and satisfaction for women. Findings also suggest women referring to other women are more satisfied. Context is presented as a tool for assessing existing theoretical perspectives.

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