More People Prefer to Work for a Male Boss

More People Prefer to Work for a Male BossMore People Prefer to Work for a Male BossYou dont like being stereotyped as a woman, so dont make the mistake of stereotyping all men as being the same to work for. The glass ceiling is a reality in the corporate world, but that does not mean all men in the corporate world will refuse to promote or fairly compensate women. Lumping all men together isnt any more productive than it is to lump all women into groups. In fact, another stereotype you should ignore is those female bosses are notorious for being more difficult to work for than male bosses despite data to suggest otherwise. In recorded Gallup polls since 1953, men and women say they prefer to work for a male boss rather than a female boss. In a 1953 Gallup poll, 66% of those asked said they would prefer working for a man than for a woman. (When considering the 1953 data, it does pay to bear in mind the types of jobs women held in the 1950s and that the majority of wage earners were m en.) Although the statistics have changed dramatically over the past 60-some years, the number of respondents stating they would prefer working for a woman has never exceeded 25%. In a 2013 Gallup Poll that asked Americans, If you were taking a new job and had your choice of a boss, would you prefer to work for a man or a woman? respondents who had a preference still preferred to work for a man Americans are still more likely to say they would prefer a male boss (33%) to a female boss (20%) in a new job, although 46% say it doesnt make a difference to them. While women are more likely than men to say they would prefer a female boss, they are still more likely to say they would prefer a male boss overall. Does It Mean Men Are Better Bosses Than Women? The poll data alone is not conclusive, but we can still see some interesting points More women prefer to work for men than another woman however, of all respondents who stated they would prefer working for a woman, the majority are a lso women.Workers of both genders who currently have a female boss were more likely to prefer working for another woman in the future than for a man. The above may suggest that not having worked for a woman before may be a factor in how respondents replied. However, it might also be that workers, in general, feel men have more power and influence in the working world and, therefore, may be in a better position to offer advancement. What Can Be Learned From This Data Women are still seen as being less desirable to work for than male bosses, at least to some degree. Stereotypes may be one explanation as to why more people stated their preference for working for a man, but other 2013 Gallup poll statistics could suggest that ones personal belief system and values may also be a factor 46% of Republican respondents preferred a male boss.16% of Republican respondents stated a preference for a female boss.29% of Democrat respondents chose male and 25% said they would prefer working for a woman. Republicans tend to have more conservative family values and different attitudes about the role of women in society and prefer working for men while Democrats seemed to consider gender less of an issue. How you view women in the workforce and their role in society at large also seems to be a factor as to why certain groups lean in one direction or another. People who work for a female boss (regardless of gender, age, or party line) were more likely to state they would choose another female boss. That attitude would seem to indicate women do make good bosses. The bottom line is this women make great bosses and so do men, but it would be unfair to say all men make great bosses (because they are men) and that all women make great bosses (because they are women). What makes a boss great probably has a lot less to do with gender than individual styles, approaches, and attitudes towards subordinates- how a boss treats employees- and that our own individual filters through which we see gender are a lot less reliable than we may think.