Job Concessions,Role Conflict and Work Satisfaction in Gender-Typical and -Atypical Occupation: The Case of Israel

Studies in the last decades show that perception of role conflict has changed in advanced societies so that (1) multiple roles may be beneficial rather than conflictual and (2) men, too, are subject to incompatible role demands. This study examines whether the same shift may be observed in a less developed society (Israel), and how perceptions of role combination and work satisfaction influence the work concessions made by women and men who work in occupations that are typical or atypical for their gender. The main assumption is that multiple roles lead to role conflict only if individuals fail to make concessions that allow them to regulate time and energy in both spheres. The findings show that women still make more concessions than men; work satisfactions strengthens the perception that combining family and work is possible; and only for women, the perception that combining family and work is possible reduces the number of concessions they make.

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Dahlia Moore   is a Social Psychology Professor. Her research focuses on two main issues: gender (sex segregation, role conflict, the wage gap), and perceptions of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. She is the Head of Graduate Studies and served as the Head of the Undergraduate Honors Program at the College of Management, Israel. In addition, Dahlia Moore is an elected member of the Advisory Committee for Equal Opportunities (The Ministry of Industry and Commerce), and the representative of the Middle East in RC42 (Social Psychology) of the International Sociological Association.