We develop and analyse comprehensive, multi‐item scales of the quality of Australian jobs, using the rich measures of job characteristics from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Through exploratory methods and multidimensional item response theory modelling, we uncover four gender‐specific scales that describe the autonomy, demands/engagement, compensation adequacy and security of jobs. From 2001 to 2016, women’s job demands/engagement and compensation adequacy grew noticeably, and men’s job demands/engagement grew somewhat. Since the mid‐2000s, job security has fallen for both women and men. Job quality rises with job tenure, work experience and health, and falls following involuntary job changes.

中文翻译：

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澳大利亚工作质量的四个维度，

我们使用澳大利亚家庭、收入和劳动力动态调查中丰富的工作特征衡量标准，开发和分析了澳大利亚工作质量的综合、多项目量表。通过探索性方法和多维项目反应理论建模，我们发现了四个性别特定的量表，这些量表描述了工作的自主性、需求/参与度、薪酬充足性和安全性。2001年至2016年，女性的工作需求/敬业度和薪酬充足度显着增长，男性的工作需求/敬业度有所增长。自 2000 年代中期以来，女性和男性的工作保障都在下降。工作质量会随着工作任期、工作经验和健康状况而上升，而随着工作的非自愿变化而下降。