TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burbano, Vanessa
AU  -  Meier, Stephan
AU  -  Padilla, Nicolas
TI  - Gender Differences in Preferences for Meaning at Work
SN  - 1945-7731
PB  - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
KW  -  Business School
KW  -  Job Characteristics
KW  -  Occupations
KW  - Gender Differences
N2  - Scholars have examined whether preferences for job characteristics help explain why men and women sort into different occupations but have overlooked preferences for meaning at work. We first document gender differences in preferences for meaning in a large-scale survey covering individuals in 47 countries. We then conduct a choice-based conjoint analysis of a cohort of MBA students at a leading business school to study gender differences in preferences for meaning compared to other job attributes. We show that gender differences in preferences for meaning at work are widespread and partly explain gender differences in behavioral outcomes, including industry of work
UR  - https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20220121
ER  -