Gender effects on the job satisfaction of accountants in Singapore

Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of gender on the job satisfaction of accountants in Singapore. A questionnaire comprising the Job Descriptive Index (Smith et al. 1969) and several demographic questions (including gender, age, and job type) was administered to 1130 Singaporean government auditors, internal auditors, non-auditors, and external auditors. A total of 608 responses were received, a response rate of 53£8%. The results indicated that generally accountants are satisfied with their jobs, and that gender does not affect the job satisfaction directly. However, the interaction effect of gender and age was statistically significant. Overall, older male accountants were more satisfied than older female accountants and younger female accountants were more satisfied than their male counterparts. For those accountants who were 25 to 35 years old, the men were more satisfied than the women.