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ERIC Number: EJ772007
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-6843
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Voice Matters: Buffering the Impact of a Negative Climate for Women in Science
Settles, Isis H.; Cortina, Lilia M.; Stewart, Abigail J.; Malley, Janet
Psychology of Women Quarterly, v31 n3 p270-281 Sep 2007
The current study examined whether women scientists' perceptions of voice moderate the impact of poor workplace climates on job satisfaction and whether effective leadership and mentoring promote women's voice. Survey data were collected from 135 faculty women in the natural sciences. The results from multiple regression analyses indicated that negative (e.g., sexist, hostile) departmental climates were related to lower job satisfaction. However, voice interacted with climate, such that women who perceived that they had more voice in departmental matters showed higher levels of job satisfaction than those who perceived having less voice. An additional regression indicated that mentoring by other women (but not men) in academia and effective departmental leadership were positively related to women's sense of voice. Theoretical and practical implications for the retention and success of women in male-dominated fields are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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