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Table 3

Gender-related factors influencing employment considerations

Gender related considerations	Employers		Female employees		Independent samples test				Rank agreement analysis
Gender related considerations	Mean (SD)	R_i1	Mean (SD)	R_i2	t	Df	p-value	Mean diff	R_i	R_i1 – R_i2	R_i – R_j2	PD	PA
Nature of work schedule	4.94(1.70)	1	5.36(1.56)	2	−1.651	180	0.101	−0.411	3	1	15	23.76	76.24
Potential to balance work family life	4.84(1.73)	2	5.27(1.81)	4	−1.649	181	0.101	−0.438	6	2	12
Considerations of maternity leave	4.77(1.70)	3	4.95(1.62)	7	−0.685	181	0.494	−0.172	10	4	8
Flexibility to cope with complex schedule	4.73(1.59)	4	5.07(1.62)	6	−1.414	181	0.159	−0.341	10	2	8
Industry tradition	4.72(1.65)	5	4.77(1.66)	11	−0.196	181	0.845	−0.049	22	0	30
Ability to work for long hours	4.67(1.63)	6	5.08(1.67)	5	−1.656	181	0.100	−0.409	17	7	35
Flexibility to travel	4.65(1.75)	7	4.78(1.62)	10	−0.478	180	0.633	−0.123	15	5	15
Need for equal employment opportunity	4.65(1.80)	8	5.33(1.75)	3	−2.510	181	0.013	−0.674	9	3	9
Clients’ preferences on gender	4.59(1.79)	9	5.40(1.59)	1	−3.115	181	0.002	−0.806	14	12	14
Potential sexual harassment	4.36(1.83)	10	4.25(2.06)	14	0.403	181	0.688	0.117	21	7	3
Marital status	4.34(1.83)	11	4.51(1.83)	13	−0.616	181	0.539	−0.170	27	1	27
Employers/Firm preference on gender	3.98(1.71)	12	4.84(1.85)	8	−3.198	181	0.002	−0.854	16	0	2
Feeling that females are feeble	3.94(1.83)	13	4.75(1.94)	12	−2.887	181	0.004	−0.817	21	3	3
Gender	3.85(1.69)	14	4.81(1.86)	9	−3.595	181	0.000	−0.954	19	1	1
									18	48	202
										3.43	14.43

Gender related considerations	Employers		Female employees		Independent samples test				Rank agreement analysis
Gender related considerations	Mean (SD)	R_i1	Mean (SD)	R_i2	t	Df	p-value	Mean diff	R_i	R_i1 – R_i2	R_i – R_j2	PD	PA
Nature of work schedule	4.94(1.70)	1	5.36(1.56)	2	−1.651	180	0.101	−0.411	3	1	15	23.76	76.24
Potential to balance work family life	4.84(1.73)	2	5.27(1.81)	4	−1.649	181	0.101	−0.438	6	2	12
Considerations of maternity leave	4.77(1.70)	3	4.95(1.62)	7	−0.685	181	0.494	−0.172	10	4	8
Flexibility to cope with complex schedule	4.73(1.59)	4	5.07(1.62)	6	−1.414	181	0.159	−0.341	10	2	8
Industry tradition	4.72(1.65)	5	4.77(1.66)	11	−0.196	181	0.845	−0.049	22	0	30
Ability to work for long hours	4.67(1.63)	6	5.08(1.67)	5	−1.656	181	0.100	−0.409	17	7	35
Flexibility to travel	4.65(1.75)	7	4.78(1.62)	10	−0.478	180	0.633	−0.123	15	5	15
Need for equal employment opportunity	4.65(1.80)	8	5.33(1.75)	3	−2.510	181	0.013	−0.674	9	3	9
Clients’ preferences on gender	4.59(1.79)	9	5.40(1.59)	1	−3.115	181	0.002	−0.806	14	12	14
Potential sexual harassment	4.36(1.83)	10	4.25(2.06)	14	0.403	181	0.688	0.117	21	7	3
Marital status	4.34(1.83)	11	4.51(1.83)	13	−0.616	181	0.539	−0.170	27	1	27
Employers/Firm preference on gender	3.98(1.71)	12	4.84(1.85)	8	−3.198	181	0.002	−0.854	16	0	2
Feeling that females are feeble	3.94(1.83)	13	4.75(1.94)	12	−2.887	181	0.004	−0.817	21	3	3
Gender	3.85(1.69)	14	4.81(1.86)	9	−3.595	181	0.000	−0.954	19	1	1
									18	48	202
										3.43	14.43

Note(s): SD Standard Deviation; MD Mean Difference; R Rank

*significant at 95% (p = 0.05)

Source(s): Authors’ own work