A Comparison of Female and Male Professors on Participation in Decision Making,Job Related Tension,Job Involvement,and Job Satisfaction

Abstract

The present exploratory study was aimed at establishing whether and how female teaching professionals in academe differ signifi cantly from their male counterparts in perceived participation in decision making, job related tension, job involvement, and overall job satisfaction. The findings indicate that statistically significant differences do exist for the 321 community college faculty members in this study. Female teaching professionals report experiencing less perceived participation in decision making (p ⋞ .01), less job involvement (p ⋞ .001), less overall job satisfaction (p ⋞ .01), and more job related tension (p ⋞ .001) than their male counterparts. Differences between female and male socialization, sex discrimination, and multiplicity of roles are briefly discussed as possible tentative explanations for the reported findings.