Based on data gathered from a large Australian federal organization, the present study examines the potential moderating effects of gender on the relationships between various personal and organizational characteristics and employee job satisfaction. Using controlled (n= 168) and representative (n= 298) samples of males, compared to an enumeration of female employees (n= 335), gender is shown to exert a slight impact on the relationship between age and length of service as this relates to job satisfaction. Gender interacts more noticeably with the work values of security, autonomy, and use of abilities when related to employee job satisfaction. These findings are discussed in the context of gender differences in organizational power and opportunity structure predicted by Kanter.
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