Exploring gender differences in workload and job performance: insights from junior high school teachers

• Published in: BMC Psychology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 184 - 14
• Main Authors: Gan, Yongtao, Deng, Jing, Liu, Chang, Li, Siyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.03.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis; Educational evaluation; Employee performance; Female; Female-male relations; Gender differences; Health aspects; High school teachers; High school teaching; High schools; Humans; Junior high school teachers; Learning; Male; Mediation; Middle Aged; Psychological aspects; School Teachers - psychology; School Teachers - statistics & numerical data; Schools; Sex differences (Psychology); Sex Factors; Social aspects; Students; Teachers; Teaching; Work environment; Work performance; Work Performance - statistics & numerical data; Workload; Workload - psychology; Mexico; China; Junior high school teachers; Gender differences; Work performance; Workload

Notable gender disparities exist in the workload and performance of junior high school teachers, although the specific ways in which these disparities manifest have not been fully elucidated. This study examines how specific aspects of teachers' workload are related to gender differences in asp...