Gender Differences In Multiple Jobholding: Moonlighting Among Teachers

Abstract

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Moonlighting can be considered an alternative source of work-related outcomes for the individual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This is especially true for occupations which are known to have high rates of multiple jobholding, such as uniformed professions (police, firefighters), medical fields (nursing, physicians) and teachers and therefore warrants study by organization and occupation researchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>In this paper the findings of a recent multiple jobholding survey of 312 k-12 teachers are reported.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Among the findings are differences in the patterns of moonlighting behavior between female and male teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>These differences include the prevalence, pay and type of moonlighting activity.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></span></p>