The paradox of the contented female worker: the mediating role of income and the moderating role of sexual orientation

Russell Smyth, Ingrid Nielsen, Zhiming Cheng*, Ben Zhe Wang

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Employing longitudinal data, we examine how income mediates, and sexual identity moderates, the gender-job satisfaction relationship using the theoretical lens of human capital theory. We find that income does mediate the gender-job satisfaction relationship and that the mediated relationship between gender and job satisfaction is moderated by sexual identity. Our main result is that income is a stronger driver of the gender-job satisfaction relationship for lesbians than it is for straight women. Theoretical and practical implications of this result are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-595
Number of pages23
JournalThe International Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume32
Issue number3
Early online date30 May 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Feb 2021

Keywords

  • human capital
  • income
  • job satisfaction
  • Sexual identity

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The paradox of the contented female worker: the mediating role of income and the moderating role of sexual orientation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this