Can they work it out and do they get any satisfaction? Young Swedish physically disabled men's and women's work involvement and job satisfaction

Abstract

In this article, results are reported from a study of what value young (20–35 years) disabled men and women ascribe to a job and the job satisfaction they have. Data for the study were collected via a survey questionnaire. The results show that both the men and the women attach great psychosocial value to work and that they have a high level of job satisfaction. The results also show that the men tend to ascribe higher economic value to paid work than the women do and that the women ascribe a higher psychosocial value to paid work than the men. Finally, there is a discussion of the conclusions that can be drawn from the results of the social policy measures taken for men and women in the group in question.

Keywords:

• gender differences
• physical disability
• work involvement
• job satisfaction