Job Satisfaction: Analysis of Gender Differences (On the Materials of a Sociological Survey of the Vologda Region)
https://doi.org/10.25205/2542-0429-2020-20-4-232-245
Abstract
Improving the quality of working life (QWL) is one of the conditions for intensifying economic growth. The key benchmark here is satisfaction with the work of the working population. Knowledge of the specifics of gender distribution in assessments of job satisfaction contributes to a detailed study of motivational mechanisms and directions (methods) of management practices. A limited cross-section of research on this
topic justifies research interest in this area of scientific knowledge. The use of methods of statistical analysis made it possible to identify the features of subjective assessments of men and women in well-being and satisfaction with work life. The information base of the study was the survey data conducted by the Vologda Research Center in 2018. The lowest level of satisfaction among men and women with respect to wages and activities of a trade union organization was determined. An equally high degree of subjective assessments was revealed in the two studied groups in terms of the psychological aspects of labor. The typology of personalities among men and women in relation to satisfaction (well-being) with work activity
has been substantiated. Among men, the professionally and status-prosperous personality type predominates; among women, a socially prosperous personality type is distinguished (apart from the material and
professional components). The directions are proposed that contribute to the growth of job satisfaction in the context of the two studied groups.
Supporting agencies: The publication is prepared within the project No. 0168-2019-0010 “Quality of working life in the context of economic and social modernization” according to the research plan of the Vologda Research Center RAS
About the Author
E. Basova
Vologda Research
Center, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Senior Researcher of the Department of research of the level and lifestyle of the population
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Basova E. Job Satisfaction: Analysis of Gender Differences (On the Materials of a Sociological Survey of the Vologda Region). World of Economics and Management. 2020;20(4):232-245. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2542-0429-2020-20-4-232-245
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