Background. Quality of working life is the result of many factors inherent in the workplace environment, especially in terms of
exposure to psychosocial risks. Objectives. The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of life with special attention to gender
differences. Methods. The HSE-IT questionnaire and the WHO-5 Well-Being Index were administered to a group of workers (74
males and 33 females). The authors also used Cronbach’s alpha test to assess the internal consistency of both questionnaires and the
Mann–Whitney test to evaluate the significance of gender differences in both questionnaires. Results. The HSE-IT highlighted the
existence of work-related stress in all the population with a critical perception regarding the domain “Relationships.” Furthermore,
gender analysis highlighted the presence of two additional domains in the female population: “Demand” ( = 0,002) and “Support
from Managers” ( = 0,287). The WHO-5 highlighted a well-being level below the standard cut-off point with a significant gender
difference ( = 0.009) for males (18, SD = 6) as compared to females (14, SD = 6,4). Cronbach’s alpha values indicated a high level of
internal consistency for both of our scales. Conclusions. The risk assessment of quality of working life should take into due account
the individual characteristics of workers, with special attention to gender
