Tokenism and job satisfaction for policewomen

Women law enforcement officers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania participated in a self-administered anonymous survey. The objective of this study was to capture the respondent’s attitudes toward work and ascertain their levels of job satisfaction using Wharton and Barton’s (1991) job satisfaction sc...

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1. VerfasserIn: Krimmel, John T. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Gormley, Paula E.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2003
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 2003, Band: 28, Heft: 1, Seiten: 73-88
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Police Culture
Master Status
Police Work
Sexual Harassment
Police Officer
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Zusammenfassung:Women law enforcement officers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania participated in a self-administered anonymous survey. The objective of this study was to capture the respondent’s attitudes toward work and ascertain their levels of job satisfaction using Wharton and Barton’s (1991) job satisfaction scales. Their levels of job satisfaction were correlated with the proportion of women in their respective departments. Using Kanter’s (1977) concept of tokenism, it was found that those women who made up less than 15% of their department experienced less job satisfaction, greater levels of job-related depression, and lower self-esteem than those women working in departments where their numbers comprised greater than 15% of their departmental sworn personnel.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02885753