Gender, workplace preferences and firm performance: Looking through the glass door

Chen, J., Jing, C., Keasey, K., Lim, I. and Xu, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3512-5834 (2024) Gender, workplace preferences and firm performance: Looking through the glass door. European Financial Management, 30 (1). pp. 403-439. ISSN 1468-036X doi: 10.1111/eufm.12421

Abstract/Summary

Using Glassdoor data we show that women are less satisfied at work than men and that female employees care more about work‐life balance. Further analysis shows that this gender difference in workplace preference vanishes at the manager level, suggesting that women who care less about work‐life balance self‐select into career paths that ultimately lead to management positions. Exploring the performance implications, we show that family‐friendly workplaces with smaller gender gaps in work‐life balance satisfaction are associated with better firm performance. Overall, our study implies that policies that aim to narrow the gender satisfaction gap can be socially and economically desirable.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/122712
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/eufm.12421
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Finance and Accounting
Publisher	Wiley
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