Prior research on women correctional officers in institutions housing men inmates in the United States has assessed the impact of the women's presence on men colleagues and inmates. Although these studies disclosed much about male orientations, they revealed little about the adaptation of women to this traditionally masculine occupation. The present study addressed the differences between men and women jail correctional officers' job-related perceptions and attitudes. A broad range of analyses detected few substantive perceptual and attitudinal gender differences. These data suggest that the institutional context may be more important than gender in shaping the perceptions and attitudes of men and women correctional officers.