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Gender: a risk factor for occupational stress in the architectural profession?
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posted on 2009-03-26, 17:24 authored by Katherine J.C. Sang, Andrew R.J. Dainty, Stephen G. IsonThere is significant evidence that those working in construction are at risk of poor health and well-being due to
long working hours, job insecurity, poor work–life balance, low professional worth and temporary teams. There
is also a disparate body of evidence which highlights the discrimination experienced by women working in the
construction industry. There is, however, a paucity of research exploring gender differences in occupational
health and well-being within construction. The current research utilizes standardized measures of occupational
health and well-being to identify any gender-determined differences among a sample of architects. A selfcompletion
questionnaire was used to assess job satisfaction, physical health problems, work–life conflict and
turnover intentions. Female respondents reported significantly lower overall job satisfaction and significantly
higher levels of insomnia and constipation, work–life conflict and turnover intentions. Although further work is
needed to understand the causal relationships between variables and the nature of the female architects’
dissatisfactions and concerns, the suggestion that women working in the architectural profession are at risk of
poorer occupational health and well-being than their male colleagues will be of concern to a profession seeking
to embrace diversity.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
SANG, K.J.C., DAINTY, A.R.J. and ISON, S.G., 2007. Gender: a risk factor for occupational stress in the architectural profession? Construction Management and Economics, 25(12), pp. 1305-1317.Publisher
© Taylor & FrancisVersion
- NA (Not Applicable or Unknown)
Publication date
2007Notes
This is Restricted Access. The article was published in the journal, Construction Management and Economics [© Taylor and Francis] is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446190701546177ISSN
0144-6193;1466-433XLanguage
- en