Exploring the Contribution of Gender Identity to Differences in Career Experiences

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ramsey McGowen ◽  
Lorraine E. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Career Experiences ◽  
Women's Careers ◽  
Women’S Careers ◽  
And Behaviors

A questionnaire designed to assess attitudes, experiences, and behaviors which reflect differences in gender identity with work situations was sent to a national random sample of 1,000 psychologists. The following hypotheses were tested: (1) women's careers are more affected than men's by conflicts over interpersonal relationships; (2) women are more likely than men to employ strategies to maintain intimacy and interpersonal harmony in the workplace; (3) women derive a sense of job satisfaction and happiness from a contextual, rather than individualistic, perspective. Analyses indicated that few significant sex differences could be substantiated. On the majority of questionnaire items, there were no significant gender differences in responses. The differences that did emerge generally were consistent with previously reported findings and are interpreted in relation to Hypotheses 1 and 3. The implications of these findings concerning influences of gender identity on professional functioning are discussed.

The Computer-Related Self Concept

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Janneck ◽  
Sylvie Vincent-Höper ◽  
Jasmin Ehrhardt
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Women’S Careers ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Computer Interaction

This paper presents the computer-related self-concept as a new theoretical approach to analyzing and understanding computer-related attitudes, emotions, and behaviors. The approach integrates different lines of research on computer-related self-cognitions. The authors developed and validated a questionnaire to measure the computer-related self-concept and conducted a large online survey with more than 1100 male and female computing professionals. Results show that men have a significantly more positive computer-related self-concept than women. Furthermore, the computer-related self-concept shows high correlations with career motivation. Thus, the concept might serve to further analyze computer-related gender differences and eventually to devise supportive measures in order to foster women’s careers in computing. Further prospects for using the computer-related self-concept in research on human-computer interaction are also explored.

HFS Job Description Survey: The Question of Gender

1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 687-691
Author(s):  
Jacqueline V. Downing
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Job Description ◽  
Degree Level ◽  
Masters Degree

This paper reports findings with respect to sex differences from a job description survey of members, fellows, and associates of the Human Factors Society living in the continental U.S. Gender differences are reported for salary, where we work, what we do, characteristics of our jobs, and job satisfaction. Only those at the masters degree level are included because of the small number of females with doctorates in the sample.

AN EXPLORATION OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TEENAGERS’ USE, CONSUMPTION AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina-Maricica Seserman ◽  
Daniela Cojocaru
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
The Way

Today’s teenagers have a very close relationship with ICTs and the digital space related to them, as they have impacted the way the youth constructs their sense of self and the tools they use to perform their carefully constructed identity. One key element which influences the way one constructs their views by themselves is within the boundaries set by their biological sex and therefore through the behaviors associated with their asigned gender. Through the symbolic interactionist lense, or more specifically through Goffman's dramaturgical theory on the manner in which one presents him/herself in society, this paper looks at the manner in which teenagers use social media platforms and at the way they consume and create digital content in order to present their gender identity. The way teenagers consume and produce digital content differs and depends on how they interpret their ideals of femininity and masculinity, which are afterwards reproduced in the content they post on their social media pages. Therefore this research is an attempt to understand what are the factors teenagers take in account when consuming and producing content. What gender differences can be observed in regards to new media consumption? What difference can be observed in online activity behaviors between males and females? How do they feel about their gender identity concerning fitting in with their peer group? A mix-methodological approach was engaged in the data collection process. In the first stage of the research highschool students (n=324) from the city of Suceava (Romania) participated in taking an online survey. The initial intent was to meet with the young respondents in person, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic this was deemed impossible. For the second stage of data collection, six of the participants who took the online survey were invited to participate in a focus group designed to grasp a better understanding of the results from the previous stage. The discovered findings uncover engaging gender similarities and differences in social media consumption and the type, subject, matter and style in which they posted their content, but also in regards to the performance of the self between the online and offline space.

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