nd female managers may fare better at influencing staff behavior than is currently suggested in the existing literature.
Morawski (1990), noting that the proportion of men in social work compared to women has declined while the work place on the whole has been becoming more integrated by sex, conducted a study of how sex, sex-typed attitudes and behaviors, and work role may influence job satisfaction of social workers. Data were collected on 200 Master's level social workers in the state of Tennessee who were employed in public practice.
The sample consisted of four groups, 52 women in direct practice, 50 women in administration, 45 men in direct practice, and 53 men in administration. Sex-typed attitudes and behaviors were measured using a factor analysis solution which resulted in intrinsic and extrinsic work orientation dimensions.
Job satisfaction was measured using a factor analysis solution which resulted in intrinsic, extrinsic, and financial dimensions. Two-way analyses of variance were used to test the effects of sex and work role on work orientation, and sex, work orientation, and work role on job satisfaction.
The findings of study indicated that job perceptions do differ as a function of gender. Specifically, it was observed that women
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