Differences of gender and work-related values
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-863X2010000100006Keywords:
values, gender, laborAbstract
This study investigates the differences in establishing axiological work priorities and satisfaction with work-related goals in relation to gender. The participants were 178 undergraduate students from different programs who filled out the instruments in classroom. Two scales of work-related values were used: one about the level of priority given to work-related motivational goals (alphas between 0.81 and 0.88), and the other about the level of satisfaction of such goals (alphas between 0.86 and 0.95). Data analyzed through the statistic technique ANOVA revealed that women give priority to work values such as intellectual autonomy and creativity, and more than men, they give priority to security and order in life. Significant differences were not found between gender and satisfaction of work values. These results are discussed highlighting the idea of a specific characterization of gender in the world of work, which enables the co-existence of paradoxical principles and motivational goals.Downloads
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