The purpose of my paper is to examine the impacts of workplace-related benefits on the job satisfaction of salaried workers in the U.S. labor market. In so doing, I also compare and contrast job satisfaction of the female and male workers as well as that of the white and non-white workers. Literature on gender, work and occupation underpins the impact of workplace benefits and policies on the well-being of the workers. The literature also suggests that this well-being varies across gender and race. Using this theoretical background, I ask: (1) Is there any difference in job satisfaction between female and male workers? (2) Is there any difference in job-satisfaction between white and non-white workers? and (3) What are the impacts of workplace benefits on the job satisfaction of the workers? Using the data from the National Study of Changing Workforce (2002), I define workplace benefits as the workers’ ‘workplace autonomy,’ ‘personal benefits’ and, ‘child care benefits.’ I conduct quantitative methods of analyses and the findings show that job satisfaction significantly varies across gender and race. And workplace autonomy and personal benefits have considerable impacts on the job satisfaction of the workers. I interpret the results in terms of the gendered and racial perspectives on job satisfaction.

1. Gender and Race: Workplace Benefits and Job Satisfaction of American Workers Dina Banerjee Department of Sociology Purdue University

6. This empirical literature does not examine the impacts of workplace benefits and policies on the job satisfaction of the workers . Therefore I ask... Previous Literature: Gender, Work and Occupation (4/4)

12. OLS regression. Dependent variable: Job satisfaction Results: RQ3 Model 1 Model 2 Gender (Women) + p<0.001 + p<0.01 Race (Non-white) + p<0.001 + p<0.001 Benefits + p<0.01 Autonomy + p<0.001 CC policies NS

13. OLS regression. Dependent variable: Job satisfaction Results: RQ3 Model 3 Gender (Women) + p<0.01 Race (Non-white) + p<0.001 Benefits + p<0.01 Autonomy + p<0.001 CC policies NS Supportive supervisor + p<0.01 Supportive coworker + p<0.001 Being a supervisor + p<0.01 Work-family conflict - p<0.01 Job demands - p<0.01 Work experience + p<0.01 Education + p<0.001 Model 3 Work hours + p<0.001 Occupation (managerial) + p<0.01 Gender of supervisor NS Sex segregation NS Racial/ethnic segregation NS Industry (service) NS Employer type (gov’t) NS

17. Discussion Connecting the thought to ADVANCE research………………………………

18. Questions? Thank you for your time and attention! Dina Banerjee [email_address]