Women promoted to higher roles are 'less satisfied' as a result

Women promoted to managerial roles are less satisfied with their jobs as a result, new research suggests.

According to a long-term study conducted on 13,000 UK employees, researchers from Middlesex University found that women were less satisfied with their jobs after they had accepted a higher management post, even in workplaces that offered greater flexibility, better pay and promotion opportunities.

In contrast, men’s job satisfaction rose when they were promoted into management – The Guardian reports.

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In an article published in the journal Work, Employment and Society, run by the British Sociological Association, Dr Daniela Lup of Middlesex University said that this gender gap was not always down to overt discriminatory factors. Rather, it reflected subtle forms of discrimination that arise from widespread beliefs, held by both men and women, that women are less able managers. This stereotype, when held by the staff of women managers, will diminish their authority in front of subordinates, Lup claimed.