Job analysis results as influenced by sex of incumbent and sex of analyst

Twenty-two males and thirty-five females were given preliminary training on the use of the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ). Subsequently, they used this job analysis instrument to rate the job of administrative assistant presented through a verbal narrative and color slide stimulus format. While all other factors remained constant in the job stimulus conditions depicted, sex of the job incumbent was manipulated by using male and female figures matched on attractiveness and voice quality. Analysis of variance results indicated that although sex of the job incumbent did not influence the PAQ scores, sex of the analyst showed a marginal but consistent effect. Female analysts gave relatively lower PAQ scores to the job than male analysts across 22 PAQ job dimensions regardless of the sex of the job incumbent. The need for replication is stressed.