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KMID : 1001320100370010209
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Social Welfare Policy
2010 Volume.37 No. 1 p.209 ~ p.236
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Job Satisfaction and Gender in Korea
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Lee In-Sook
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Abstract
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This paper is to find out the determinant factors of job satisfaction by analyzing the differences between genders about the effect of working condition to job satisfaction in Korea. The data of 4,216 paid-employed from the 9th Korean Labor and Income Panel has been used and individual characteristics, which can affect on job satisfaction, employment characteristics, working status, goodness of fitness and commitment in work, and social welfare benefit have been analyzed. First, women satisfied more than men in their job especially there were much differences in the types of work, working environment and time, and job stability. Second, women showed lower degree in social welfare benefit gained from employment. Third, goodness of fitness and commitment and social welfare benefit in work was the factors that affect most on job satisfaction. Each factors showed the differences between genders. Fourth, for men job stability affected much but for women it did not affect much even though their contingent work, day labor and poor working status. Summarily, we conclude that gender affects to job satisfaction with complex factors such as employment characteristics, social welfare benefit characteristics, working status etc. Therefore, there are much needs to develop women-friendly employment assurance policy, social welfare policy and services.
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KEYWORD
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Job satisfaction, gender, the types of work, working conditions, job stability
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