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Title: Gender and the Journey-To-Work: Commuting Behavior and Reward Systems in the American Workplace
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1. Bronson, Deborah Richey
Gender and the Journey-To-Work: Commuting Behavior and Reward Systems in the American Workplace
M.A. Thesis, Mississippi State University, May 1995
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Commuting/Type, Time, Method; Discrimination, Sex; Earnings; Economics of Discrimination; Job Satisfaction; Sex Roles

Women's economic inequality and their work trip time relative to men's have both been documented consistently in the literature. Recently, the relationship has been considered important. The purpose of this study was three-fold. One was to review the relationship between work trip time and earnings. Next, gender role ideology was introduced into the study. Finally, intangible rewards measured as job satisfaction were examined. The thesis addressed three research questions. First, is there a relationship between a person's journey-to-work and their earnings? Second, is there a relationship between a person's gender role ideology, travel, and earnings? Finally, is there a relationship between travel and job satisfaction? Analysis-of-variance and multiple regression were the techniques used in the analysis of the data. Findings from the study indicate that there is a small positive relationship between journey-to-work time and earnings, but this may, in fact, be spurious. Gender role ideology and job satisfaction were not significant predictors of travel time.
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Bronson, Deborah Richey. Gender and the Journey-To-Work: Commuting Behavior and Reward Systems in the American Workplace. M.A. Thesis, Mississippi State University, May 1995.