Abstract Women typically hold jobs in which they experience less pay and less favorable working conditions than men in comparable positions. Despite these differences, women report similar or even higher levels of work satisfaction. Most studies explaining work satisfaction and gender focus on workplace rewards as potential explanatory variables. Little is known about the relevance of support resources from the family domain in relation to women’s and men’s work satisfaction. Finally, the relevance of support resources has not been studied in high-status professions where women have quickly become more highly represented numerically. Using quantitative survey data from a sample of married veterinary doctors (N = 311), we explore the influence of work and family-based support resources. Specifically, we examine the relationship between work satisfaction and three sources of support: coworkers, family, and spouses. We also explore whether parental status has moderating effects for women and men with these resources in association with work satisfaction. We find that mothers are more satisfied than fathers. Parenthood and supportive family engagement are strong predictors of women’s work satisfaction. Coworker support is a salient predictor of work satisfaction for all, especially for men who are fathers. Implications for men and women working in high-status professions are discussed.

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快速女性化职业中的工作满意度：评估兽医医生之间的性别，育儿和支持资源的交集

摘要妇女通常所从事的工作比同等职位的男性工资少，工作条件差。尽管存在这些差异，但妇女报告的工作满意度相似甚至更高。大多数解释工作满意度和性别的研究都将工作场所的奖励作为潜在的解释变量。对于来自家庭领域的支持资源与男女工作满意度的相关性了解甚少。最后，尚未在高地位的职业中研究支助资源的相关性，在这些职业中，妇女在数字上迅速变得越来越重要。使用来自已婚兽医医生样本的定量调查数据（N = 311），我们探索了工作和家庭支持资源的影响。特别，我们研究了工作满意度与三种支持来源之间的关系：同事，家庭和配偶。我们还探讨了父母身份对于拥有这些资源的男女是否对工作满意度有调节作用。我们发现母亲比父亲更满意。父母身份和支持性的家庭参与是女性工作满意度的重要指标。同事的支持是所有人工作满意度的重要预测指标，尤其是对于父亲而言。讨论了对从事高级职位的男人和女人的影响。父母身份和支持性的家庭参与是女性工作满意度的重要指标。同事的支持是所有人工作满意度的重要预测指标，尤其是对于父亲而言。讨论了对从事高级职位的男人和女人的影响。父母身份和支持性的家庭参与是女性工作满意度的重要指标。同事的支持是所有人工作满意度的重要预测指标，尤其是对于父亲而言。讨论了对从事高级职位的男人和女人的影响。