Effect of Pay Differential on Job Satisfaction: A Study of the Gender Gap

This study investigates the differences in salary between male and female purchasing managers and the effect on their respective perceptions of job‐related factors. A sample of 395 purchasing managers who were members of the National Association of Purchasing Management and who were from firms of all sizes participated in the study. The study found that female purchasing managers, as a group, had more negative perceptions of the job‐related factors than did male purchasing managers. Specific differences are identified, and implications for management are developed.