The aim of this prospective study was to explore predictors of objective career success among Swedish women and men, focussing on gender differences. Data were drawn from the 2008 and 2010 waves of the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (SLOSH) with a total of 3670 female and 2773 male participants. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for job promotion and an above-average ...

As health care costs continue to rise, health insurance premiums have also been forced upward. As a result, the number of uninsured Americans has increased. Those who continue to purchase insurance face heavy costs. It is important for policy makers to understand how different groups respond differently to such changes. This study uses a panel data set from a single firm to measure the relative...

One of the most notable changes in the banking sector in Nigeria has been the increasing number of women who have entered the banking profession in recent years. Throughout the country, men have typically dominated the position of bank manager. In recent years, however, there has been a substantial increase in the number of women who are bank managers in Nigeria. This trend has generated consid...

Women are stereotypically perceived as worse negotiators than men, which may make them ask for less salary than men when under stereotype threat (Kray et al., 2001). However, the mechanisms of stereotype threat are not yet properly understood. The current study investigated whether stereotype threat effects in salary negotiations can be explained by motivational factors. A total of 116 business...

Before July 2009, salaries of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were paid by their home country, and there were substantial salary differences between MEPs representing different countries. Starting in July 2009, salaries are pegged to 38.5% of a European Court judge’s salary, paid by the European Union. This created an exogenous change in salaries, the magnitude and direction of wh...

background: since, midwifery plays a pivotal role in terms of both family and social health, and increase their job satisfaction will result in augmented care and medical services quality delivered to both susceptible groups named mothers and infants as well as family health and satisfaction, then attention to their heath and job satisfaction seems critical. therefore; the current study was aim...