A study of job pressure and satisfaction for females working in a male-dominated environment - a case study of the Reconnaissance Brigade of Coast Guard Administration

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 公共行政學系 === 104 === The Coast Guard Administration of the Executive Yuan was established in 2000 and it is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters of the Republic of China. The CGA combined the Coast Guard Command and the Marine Pol...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, Siao Ying, 李筱瑩
Other Authors: Hsiao, Wu Tung
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73zvmc
Description
Summary:碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 公共行政學系 === 104 === The Coast Guard Administration of the Executive Yuan was established in 2000 and it is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters of the Republic of China. The CGA combined the Coast Guard Command and the Marine Police Bureau. The CGA is organized by military, police officer and government officer. The CGA set up coast guard in every city in Taiwan to provide a first line of defense along coastal areas against smugglers, illegal immigrants and State's Internal Security Investigation. With stimulating Gender mainstreaming, Act of Gender Equality in Employment and canceling gender restriction on civil service special examination for coast guard personnel, more and more women work in masculine occupational fields. The purpose of this study is to explore the job stress and the job satisfaction of the women who work in masculine occupational fields. The main research objects are the women who work as coast guard under Coastal Patrol Directorate General control. Based on the data of work stress risk factors of Hellriegel and Slocum&; Woodman discusses six themes, including the work itself, organization role, interpersonal relation, career development, organization structure, organization climate and organizational external factors. The study of job satisfaction bases on the work itself, working environment and the content of the job which are advanced by Vroom to analysis job pressure and job satisfaction of the female detectives. This research was conducted via depth interview method. According to different area, age and marital status I conducted the random sampling to find out the representative cases. In the end of 2014 there are 28 female detectives in The CGA. The study selected seven of them from eastern, western, southern, northern and outley island of Taiwan. The research results reveal that the job stress and the job satisfaction of the women who work in masculine occupational fields are affected by the following factors: 1. Immanent factors:geological factor, marital status, educational background, physiological condition and mentality. 2. External factors:interpersonal relations, job, organizational culture and organization structure. Based on the study results, some suggestions were proposed for the reference of government institutions and future researchers. Key words : CGA, masculine workplace, job satisfaction, job pressure, reconnaissance officer