RT Article
T1 Employment motivation and job-related satisfaction: a comparison of police women´s perceptions in Dubai and Taipei
JF Policing and society
VO 28
IS 8
SP 915
OP 929
A1 Chu, Doris C.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1845611365
AB During the past several decades, research on female officers has proliferated. Nevertheless, virtually no studies examine policewomen’s motivations to join law enforcement and their job satisfaction in different metropolitan cities in the global context. Analysing data gathered from 372 female officers (278 from Dubai and 94 from Taipei), this study explores female officers’ motivations to join police forces in Dubai and Taipei. It also compares female officers’ job-related satisfaction (relationships with colleagues and career aspirations) in Dubai and Taipei. While helping others was the top one reason for Dubai officers to join law enforcement, the majority (more than three quarters) of the female officers in Taipei chose to become police officers because of job security. The findings indicated that female officers in Dubai significantly differed from their colleagues in Taipei in several attitudinal dimensions: they showed a higher level of confidence in their work, and they also displayed a higher level of satisfaction with their supervisor, co-workers and careers. Policy implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 926-929
K1 Female officers
K1 Dubai police
K1 women police in dubai
K1 female officers in Taiwan
K1 motivation to join law enforcement
K1 Job satisfaction
K1 Career Advancement
K1 Taiwan police
K1 Gender role
DO 10.1080/10439463.2017.1329306