This was an interesting finding from 2018’s Harry’s Masculinity Report that surveyed 5,000 men aged between 18 and 95 across the US. The men were asked about their happiness, confidence, emotional stability, motivation, optimism, and sense of being in control.
And one of the key findings: the strongest predictor of male happiness and well-being was job satisfaction. By a large margin. And the largest predictor of job satisfaction wasn’t pay or hours worked, but rather, the feeling that they were having an impact on the company’s success.
These results align with a similar study in the UK in 2017 that spoke to 2,000 British men. In the UK study, the biggest predictor of a positive mindset was satisfying, secure employment.
We would expect a similar survey of women would yield similar results. And it again highlights why conversations about the future of work, in the context of the coming age of AI and automation, are so important.
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