Gender Differences in Job Satisfaction, Satisfaction with Society, and Satisfaction from their Sa...

1. Introduction

1.1. Satisfaction is perceived to be linked to productivity and personal wellbeing

1.2. Determine the potential differences in three different satisfaction areas in gender

1.2.1. Job Satisfaction, Satisfaction with Society, and Satisfaction from Salary

1.3. Evaluating the differences in gender in total satisfaction, and also within each category of satisfaction

2. Method

2.1. A Sample of 290 Greek Civil Servants in the Ministry of Finance who work under conditions: Labor-Intensive

2.1.1. 4 people chose not to respond, giving a total sample of 286 people.

2.1.1.1. 171 Females....115 Males

2.2. T-Test of Differences in Satisfaction

2.2.1. H0 (Null Hypothesis): There will be no statistically significant difference between men and women in Job Satisfaction, Satisfaction with Society, and Satisfaction from Salary.

2.2.2. HA (Alternative Hypothesis): There will be a statistically significant difference between men and women in Job Satisfaction, Satisfaction with Society, and Satisfaction from Salary.

3. Results

3.1. Difference in Men and Women in Total Satisfaction shows P-Value of Greater than .05

3.1.1. There is No Statistically Significant Difference

3.2. Difference in Men and Women in Job Satisfaction Shows P-Value Greater than .05

3.2.1. There is No Statistically Significant Difference

3.3. Difference in Men and Women in Satisfaction in Society Shows P-Value Greater than .05

3.3.1. There is No Statistically Significant Difference

3.4. Difference in Men and Women in Satisfaction from Salary Shows P-Value Less than .05

3.4.1. There IS a Statistically Significant Difference

4. Discussion

4.1. Because their was only a difference in men and women in satisfaction from salary, the researchers focused on possible reasons as to why this was true.

4.2. They linked the difference in satisfaction from salary to: Priority between career and family and initial expectations of salary,