Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Preface
- 1 Gender as a category of analysis in the social sciences
- 2 Gender in economics
- 3 Taking gender seriously. Present trends and recommendations for scientific environment
- 4 Gender in politics. Prospects and recommendations
- 5 The professional situation of women and men in Poland – declarations and reality
- 6 Entrepreneurship of women and men in Poland – a comparative analysis
- 7 Analysis of time use data – time allocation between women and men in Poland
- 8 Contemporary value profiles of women and men – Polish pilot survey
- 9 Measurement of achievements in the areas of science, technology, and innovation in terms of gender criterion
- 10 Creative patent activity of men and women in the Polish economy in the years 1999‒2013
- 11 The diversity of creative activity of men and women in Germany, France, UK and Italy on the basis of patents filed at the EPO in the period 1999–2013
- 12 Psychological aspects of innovation
- 13 From Innovation to Innovative Gender
- List of Tables
- List of Maps
- List of Figures
- List of Graphs
- List of Appendixes
8 - Contemporary value profiles of women and men – Polish pilot survey
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2018
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Preface
- 1 Gender as a category of analysis in the social sciences
- 2 Gender in economics
- 3 Taking gender seriously. Present trends and recommendations for scientific environment
- 4 Gender in politics. Prospects and recommendations
- 5 The professional situation of women and men in Poland – declarations and reality
- 6 Entrepreneurship of women and men in Poland – a comparative analysis
- 7 Analysis of time use data – time allocation between women and men in Poland
- 8 Contemporary value profiles of women and men – Polish pilot survey
- 9 Measurement of achievements in the areas of science, technology, and innovation in terms of gender criterion
- 10 Creative patent activity of men and women in the Polish economy in the years 1999‒2013
- 11 The diversity of creative activity of men and women in Germany, France, UK and Italy on the basis of patents filed at the EPO in the period 1999–2013
- 12 Psychological aspects of innovation
- 13 From Innovation to Innovative Gender
- List of Tables
- List of Maps
- List of Figures
- List of Graphs
- List of Appendixes
Summary
Abstract
This chapter presents the results of a questionnaire survey on value profiles of Polish women and men with special emphasis on creativity. The measurement instrument enabled us to gain some insight into respondents’ value content and structure from both the individual and organizational perspectives. The similarities and differences between male and female respondents were analysed according to several research questions: (i) will the survey reflect the value patterns depending on the gender reported by participants? (ii) do Polish men and women differ in terms of their emphasis placed upon specific personal values including creativity? (iii) are there any significant differences between males’ and females’ perception of values emphasized in the organizations they declared working for? Contrary to other findings on the value profiles of Polish women and men, the current survey did not show any stronger value polarization on the basis of gender as declared by participants. This means that the value profiles were shaped in a similar way no matter whether a respondent was a woman or a man. Interestingly, the results of the survey showed, however, that women placed more emphasis on the vast majority of values compared to men. This tendency was visible both at the individual and organizational levels. This general higher value recognition declared by women is discussed with respect to eudaemonic versus hedonic life orientations. Creativity also appeared among the values on which female respondents significantly placed more emphasis then men, but only in organizational contexts.
Key words: men, women, values, creativity
Introduction
For the needs of this chapter, the value profiles of Polish women and men are analysed with a special respect to creativity treated as a possible psychological correlate of innovativeness. Values are thought of as important entities for many disciplines, including philosophy, economics, psychology, sociology, political science, and related areas. Values have been extensively studied at different levels of analysis -from the cultural/societal (e.g. Inglehart and Welzel, 2005; Hofstede, 1980; Boski, 2010; Czapiński, 2013), through organizational (Hofstede and Hofstede, 2007; Bugdol, 2006) to the individual (e.g. Rokeach, 1973; Schwartz, 1992). Value surveys reflect ongoing scientific effort in explaining changes in the contemporary cross-cultured world. The common dimensions of values that may help to shed some light on differences among cultures and economies seem one of the most important issues within this field of study.
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- Statistical Profiles of Women's and Men's Status in the Economy, Science and Society , pp. 145 - 164Publisher: Jagiellonian University PressPrint publication year: 2016