Revue du Journal arabe des affaires et de la gestion

Gender and Work Engagement: A Study of Academic Staff in Higher Education

Abstract

 Sumaira Gulzar and Mohd Rafiq Teli

This paper examines the impact of gender differences on the work engagement level of the academicians in higher education institutions. The impact is examined through an empirical study involving 123 academic staff members from three universities (University of Kashmir, Central University of Kashmir and Islamic university of science and technology) of Kashmir region, using the independent samples test. The results reveal that the work engagement level of female academicians is significantly better than that of the male academicians in the sample institutions.