The impact of gender differences on job satisfaction, job turnover, and career experiences of information systems professionals

This research addresses the impact of gender differences upon the career experiences of information systems professionals, including:What is the impact of gender differences on the turnover behavior of information systems professionals?What are gender differences in job satisfaction, in both current and previous positions?What are gender differences in job tasks, in both current and previous positions?What are gender differences in turnover decisions (e.g. whether the decision to leave a current position is caused by an "event.")?What are gender differences in job search activities (e.g. considering alternative job possibilities, perceiving that a job offer is likely)?What are gender differences in the time it takes between thinking about leaving a current employer, and the actual decision to leave?.In general, our findings show that the career experiences, job tasks, and job satisfaction of females and males in the IT field are relatively similar. The major statistically significant finding was that job satisfaction was higher in current positions, as compared with former ones, but that was true for both genders.With respect to salaries, the mean salaries of male IT professionals in current positions in this sample were greater than the mean salaries of female IT professionals in current positions, but the differences were not statistically significant.