# How Gender Impacts Workplace Happiness Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2021-04-28 Category: BUSINESS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/business Meta Title: Gender Differences in Workplace Happiness: Insights from Meta Description: Explore Lord Mark Price's insightful data analysis on workplace happiness, revealing why women outshine men in remote work satisfaction. URL: https://financedigest.com/how-gender-impacts-workplace-happinesshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/how-gender-1736838399640-compressed.jpg) _By **Lord Mark Price,** Founder of WorkL For Business_ We’re over a year on from when the first Lockdown began and at WorkL, the digital platform which is on a mission to make everyone happier at work, we’ve been monitoring how our happiness at work has changed. From over 100,000 workers, globally, our data also takes into account over 20,000 employees working from home, to determine how happy they are but also why they are as happy or as unhappy as they are. When it comes to comparing happiness between genders during the lockdown, it’s men who have won. Men are slightly happier than females at work (69.4 v 67.9), however when looking at the scores from just the home workers, [women are happier than men](https://www.financedigest.com/bloom-uk-launches-fourth-annual-co-mentoring-scheme-the-exchange-for-senior-and-c-suite-men-and-women.html "Bloom UK launches fourth annual co-mentoring scheme, The Exchange, for senior and C-suite men and women") (72.1 v 71.4). So why are women happier than men [working from home](https://www.financedigest.com/working-from-home-everyone-is-different.html "Working from home, everyone is different.") and why are men overall happier? The biggest differences between males and [females’ happiness at work are connected to my Six Steps to Workplace](https://www.financedigest.com/a-sensitive-guide-to-supporting-your-female-colleagues-in-the-workplace.html "A sensitive guide to supporting your female colleagues in the workplace") Happiness. Three of these steps, Empowerment, Well-being and [Reward & Recognition](https://www.financedigest.com/why-is-employee-reward-and-recognition-so-important.html "Why is employee reward and recognition so important?") all differ significantly between genders. ![Lord Mark Price](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/mark-prices-photo-450x675-1736838399309-compressed.jpg) Lord Mark Price More specifically, females score lower than males on Empowerment, Well-being and Reward & Recognition while the scores are very similar for Information sharing, Instilling pride and job satisfaction. In contrast, women feel more Empowered when [working from home](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-make-working-from-home-work-for-you.html "How to make working from home work for you") compared to the office (74.8 WFH v 66.5 WFO) and they feel that their Well-being is better (78.5 WFH v 64.1 WFO). Is it that women prefer mixing [home life and work](https://www.financedigest.com/savile-row-designer-on-working-from-home-winter-attire.html "Savile Row Designer on Working From Home Winter Attire") life? Is the lack of a commute making women happier? Women are [happier doing their job](https://www.financedigest.com/bridging-jobs-could-make-retirement-happier-research-finds.html "‘Bridging’ jobs could make retirement happier, research finds") from home despite the fact that it’s widely known that women took on more of a role of home schooling and caring duties than men, in addition to working from home. What are [data shows is that employers are now more trusting of home](https://www.financedigest.com/simplifying-home-insurance-through-property-characteristics-data.html "Simplifying home insurance through property characteristics data") workers, giving them more autonomy, which women are enjoying. Our data has shown that the happiness at [work gap between genders](https://www.financedigest.com/1-in-5-uk-workers-believe-there-is-a-gender-divide-with-work-uniforms.html " 1 in 5 UK workers believe there is a gender divide with work uniforms") is also driven by the types of jobs that females and males do. Women are more likely to work in Admin and Sales & Customer Service, and less likely than males to be [Managers & Directors](https://www.financedigest.com/anya-libova-joins-apester-as-uk-managing-director.html "Anya Libova joins Apester as UK Managing Director"), Skilled Trades or Machine Operatives. In the Construction, Agriculture & [Utilities and Professional & Scientific sectors](https://www.financedigest.com/energy-utilities-sector-to-hold-60-share-in-switchgear-monitoring-system-market-by-2031.html "Energy & Utilities Sector To Hold 60% Share In Switchgear Monitoring System Market By 2031"), females are less happy than their male counterparts. This suggests that as these sectors have more male than female employees, that women are happier working in an environment with a more balanced workforce. This for me shows the importance of having a diverse workforce, which is balanced when it comes to gender. A mixture of genders across [job roles in a business is vital to not only addressing the pay](https://www.financedigest.com/best-paying-jobs-in-natural-gas-distribution.html "Best paying jobs in natural gas distribution") gap between women and men, but it also helps to inspire both genders. Seeing people of their own gender in more senior roles, as an inspiration for their career, is vital to [creating a happy and engaged workforce](https://www.financedigest.com/creating-a-skilled-workforce-fit-for-the-future.html "Creating a skilled workforce fit for the future"). How does [workplace happiness differ between managers and non-managers when looking at gender](https://www.financedigest.com/norway-wealth-fund-employee-sues-for-workplace-gender-discrimination.html "Norway wealth fund employee sues for workplace gender discrimination")? The Happiest [employees are Managers](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-manage-burnout-and-how-leaders-should-support-employee-wellbeing-tom-keya.html "How to manage burnout and how leaders should support employee wellbeing | Tom Keya") & Directors, who are more likely to be males (74.6) and managers tend to be happier than non-managers but women are also less likely to be managers (29 compared with 41 for males). For managers, the scores are very similar for males and females, while for non-managers females have notably lower scores for Well-being (62.2 v 65.2), Empowerment (63.3 v 65.7) and Reward & recognition (65.3 v 66.9). In summary, men have been happier with their [working life](https://www.financedigest.com/redefining-what-it-means-to-have-it-all-how-to-make-work-fit-into-your-life.html "Redefining What It Means to Have It All: How to Make Work Fit into Your Life") compared to women during the pandemic. However, as we look closer, women working from [home](https://www.financedigest.com/disadvantages-key-challenges-to-overcome-when-working-from-home.html "Disadvantages – key challenges to overcome when working from home") overtake men also working from home in the happiness score. The scores show that Empowerment is a big driver here; females are being given more autonomy over their [work at home](https://www.financedigest.com/working-from-home-what-does-it-mean-for-your-taxes.html "Working from home: what does it mean for your taxes?"), so are scoring happier overall. Will we see more women permanently ditch the commute and create a [home office rather than work](https://www.financedigest.com/working-from-home-or-the-office-how-to-do-it-best.html "Working from home or the office – how to do it best") 9-5pm in the office with a commute? Men appear to be happier at work from the office away from home life, so time will tell if we’ll also see a gender split as we [return back to the office](https://www.financedigest.com/are-we-witnessing-the-great-return-to-the-office.html "Are we witnessing the great return to the office?"). The way to get an equally happy workforce when it comes to gender, is to ensure that [businesses have an equal split of men and women](https://www.financedigest.com/overcoming-challenges-faced-by-women-in-business.html "Overcoming challenges faced by women in business") in their workforce. **WorkL** Lord Price launched WorkL, previously called Engaging Works, back in 2017, along with WorkL For  Business which now helps over 250 businesses globally improve the happiness and engagement of their teams and has seen over 100,000 individuals globally take the free [WorkL Happy At Work Test](https://app.workl.co/happiness-survey) which helps people determine how happy they are in their current job. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---