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Gender & Differential Job Definitions

Is gender associated with differential job definitions of social work managers; in other words, do male and female social work administrators view their job and what their job calls upon them do differently? The purpose of this paper is to determine an answer to this question based on pertinent research.

Power is one attribute of the job of social work administrator. In a study related to gender differences and perceptions of power, Thomas (1994) attempted to understand more about the nature and bases of power that are available to Managers of Young Offender Custody Programs in Ontario.

The study examined three major research questions. These were: (1) What are the perceptions of managers of their power? (2) What are the differences between managers in their perceptions of their power? and, (3) What are the possible explanations for such differences?

Methods were exploratory, and descriptive involving 141 front line managers of Young Offender Custody Programs in Ontario. A Manager's Self-Perceived Power was defined as the manager's perception of their ability to influence staff behavior and was measured through a questionnaire, the Self Perceived Manager Power Scale, which was developed in the study.

According to Thomas (1994), findings suggested that the power of managers is situational in nature and varies under different conditions and that the availability of differing power bases to managers is linked to situational variables within the custody programs. The presence of a union and the gender of managers were identified as the most significant predictors of a manager's perceived power and its bases.

Gender-related findings indicated that females tended to attribute more power to their positions (viewed themselves as having a stronger influence over more subordinates) than did males. Based on these findings, it was concluded that sex-role stereotypes are incongruent with women's perceptions of power a...

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