An empirical study of occupational stress, attitudes and health among information systems personnel
Information and Management
Multivariate data analysis (4th ed.): with readings
Multivariate data analysis (4th ed.): with readings
Revisiting the perennial question: are IS people different?
ACM SIGMIS Database
SIGCPR '02 Proceedings of the 2002 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Shortchanging the future of information technology: the untapped resource
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
SIGMIS CPR '03 Proceedings of the 2003 SIGMIS conference on Computer personnel research: Freedom in Philadelphia--leveraging differences and diversity in the IT workforce
Antecedents and consequences of job satisfaction among information center employees
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Research in integrating learning capabilities into information systems
An examination of gender effects on career success of information systems employees
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Information technology and IT organizational impact
What do women want?: an investigation of career anchors among women in the IT workforce
Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on Computer personnel research: The global information technology workforce
Women and men in the IT profession
Communications of the ACM - Alternate reality gaming
Economic and business dimensions: Increasing gender diversity in the IT work force
Communications of the ACM - Security in the Browser
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One explanation for the well-documented underrepresentation of women in IT jobs is that these jobs are somehow less satisfying for women. This study is the most complete investigation to date of whether this is true, and if so, in what aspects are IT jobs less satisfying. We examine facets of job satisfaction that merit employer attention and suggest intervention to increase the attractiveness of IT careers for women. In a representative sample of 9,617 employed women in the U.S., we compared women in IT employed at the clerical, professional, and managerial levels to comparable groups of non-IT employees on six important facets of job satisfaction with: job security, work itself, supervisor, compensation, work/life balance, and advancement/opportunities. For most facet comparisons across job levels, differences were not significant, generally indicating that IT careers are not less satisfying for women than comparable non-IT alternatives. However, satisfaction with work itself and job security were lower for women in professional IT jobs than for those in professional non-IT jobs. We finally discuss the implications of these findings for researchers and those who advise women on career choices.