Job satisfaction in Europe: a gender analysis
Abstract
Purpose
The main aim of this study was to examine gender differences in job satisfaction in Europe.
Design/methodology/approach
For the empirical analysis, data from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey were used. Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition with a principal component analysis (PCA) aggregated variable, after unconditional quantile regressions in a multiple imputation background, was implemented.
Findings
Women report higher job satisfaction than men do. Women were significantly more satisfied than men for the middle levels of the job satisfaction distribution.
Originality/value
This study expands the evidence on the determinants of job satisfaction in the European labour market by applying a recent form of decomposition that invests in unconditional quantile regression (UQR). To the best of this study knowledge, this is the first time that the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition with a PCA aggregated variable after unconditional quantile regression has been employed to study gender-based differences in job satisfaction.
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Acknowledgements
The authors express their gratitude to the Editor, to anonymous referees and to GLO Global Conference 2022 participants for their helpful comments. Any errors or shortcomings are the responsibility of the authors.
Citation
Nappo, N. and Lubrano Lavadera, G. (2023), "Job satisfaction in Europe: a gender analysis", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-11-2022-0524
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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