Title: The paradox of grateful slaves revisited: how about female public managers?

Authors: Yongbeom Hur

Addresses: Department of Government and Justice Studies, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32107, Boone, North Carolina 28608, USA

Abstract: Female employees generally show a higher level of job satisfaction than their male counterparts, although working conditions and rewards for female employees are usually inferior, and this is called a paradox of 'grateful slaves'. This study verified whether or not this paradox occurs among female public managers. With 790 public managers (female managers: 44%) in the USA, gender effects were examined on job satisfaction and work orientations among public managers. According to the results, female public managers showed a similar level of job satisfaction, but they had different work orientations, compared to their male counterparts.

Keywords: gender effect; job satisfaction; work orientations; female public manager.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPSPM.2020.110983

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 2020 Vol.6 No.6, pp.781 - 792

Received: 09 Nov 2018
Accepted: 29 Nov 2018
Published online: 04 Nov 2020 *

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