Gender, values and the work place - Considerations for immigrant acculturation

A group of some 200 refugees, forced to leave a totalitarian, fundamentalis t, Middle Eastern regime, took, part in a transitional program in a Europea n city before their eventual move to a Western country. Part of their activ ities during this 11-12-month period revolved around a community center cre ated for this population, which offered, in part, various non-skilled occup ational activities. Study findings indicate that women had significantly hi gher levels of job satisfaction and commitment to the work place than did m en. Implications for refugee acculturation were also noted.