Gender paradox of job satisfaction in the Czech Republic in European comparison
| Author: | Bc. Kristýna Sosnová |
|---|---|
| Year: | 2019 - summer |
| Leaders: | PhDr. Martina Mysíková Ph.D. |
| Consultants: | |
| Work type: | Bachelors |
| Language: | English |
| Pages: | 75 |
| Awards and prizes: | |
| Link: | https://is.cuni.cz/webapps/zzp/detail/202760/ |
| Abstract: | The gender job satisfaction paradox is a phenomenon occurring when despite their disadvantaged labour market position, women consistently report higher levels of job satisfaction than men. This thesis aims to verify the presence of a gender paradox of job satisfaction, analyze the labor conditions and job perceptions of workers in the Czech Republic to provide employers a sense of job aspects making male and female workers more productive, motivated and satisfied. The study uses sub-sample of employees from International Social Survey Programme data from 2015. The study applies four regression models to reveal the relationship between job satisfaction and gender, other socio-demographic factors and various work aspects. The outcomes revealed some significant differences between males and females, specifically discrimination based on sex or disadvantage of women regarding income and access to leading positions. Despite the theory of gender paradox, predicting women to be more satisfied at work than men, the analysis showed the opposite. This study discovered, that the most relevant aspects of work, that affect the overall job satisfaction are relations with co-workers and management, interesting job, independence at work and specifically for men having subordinate(s), working on weekends, opportunities for advancement or given freedom in deciding about working hours. In European comparison the Czech Republic shows average results regarding job satisfaction. Generally, male workers in Europe tend to be more satisfied than female workers |
