A recent international study calls into question many of the assumptions made about gender differences in job satisfaction and career development. There was little statistical difference between women (47%) and men (44%) when it came to dissatisfaction with current pay levels or in holding the belief that they had no opportunities for career advancement in their workplace (33% v 34%). Yet when asked about factors that help women advance in their organizations, 68% of women and 55% of men cited hard work and long hours and only 39% of women and 34% of men cited flexible working arrangements.
Federation of European Employers, March 2011
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