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contented female worker paradox: a standalone construct

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the finding that women report higher job satisfaction than men despite worse objective job conditions, which Clark attributes to lower expectations.

In economics, contented female worker paradox refers to the finding that women report higher job satisfaction than men despite worse objective job conditions, which Clark attributes to lower expectations. This meaning comes from Clark (1997) in Labour Economics.[1]

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References

Clark, A. E. (1997). Job satisfaction and gender: Why are women so happy at work? Labour Economics, 4(4), 341-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0927-5371(97)00010-9

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