Job satisfaction and gender: an expanded specification from the NLSY

Abstract

Estimates the determinants of job satisfaction for younger US workers. While age representative data from both the USA and Britain routinely show women reporting greater job satisfaction, this is not true for the younger US cohort in National Longitudinal Survey of Youth sample. Finds no gender satisfaction gap, but does find that the job satisfaction of women is less sensitive to both actual and comparison earnings than that of men. Moreover, estimates an expanded specification showing substantial gender differences in the influence of fringe benefit provision (including childcare) on job satisfaction. The expanded specification also demonstrates that while general skills are associated with greater job satisfaction, specific skills are associated with lower job satisfaction, argues that the results are in keeping with human capital theory.

Impact of socio-demographic factors on job satisfaction among academic staff of universities in Ghana

“…Souza-Poza and Sousa-Poza (2003) undertook a meta-analysis in Britain using 1991-2000 data and found evidence of falling levels of job satisfaction among females over time. Similar to Clark's (1997) as well as Sloane and William's (2000) findings, Donohue and Heywood (2004) found no gender job satisfaction gap for young United States workers, once again indicating that specific female labor market groups possess expectation levels similar to those of their male counterparts.…”

Organizational Rewards System and Employees’ Satisfaction at Telekom Malaysia Be

“…Artz (2008) and Donohue and Heywood (2004) found that bonus in fringe benefits do not significantly impact job satisfaction in cross-section estimates. Yet Bender (2005), Heywood and Wei (2006) and Bender and Heywood (2006) found that fringe benefits positively impact job satisfaction in cross-section estimates.…”

Work Values in Western and Eastern Europe

“…However, differences often disappear when a number of other variables are controlled (Oshagbemi 2003). For example, Donohue and Heywood (2004) were not able to find gaps in gender satisfaction when focusing on a younger US cohort and using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. As a methodological point, the authors also stress the importance of dividing samples by gender and by occupational group.…”