The statistic the percentage of U.S. Americans that would prefer a female respectively a male boss if they were able to make a choice, from 1953 to 2014. In 1953, about 5 percent the respondents stated they would prefer a boss who is a female.
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?
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Gallup. (August 31, 2014). 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? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319665/american-s-boss-gender-preference/
Gallup. "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?." Chart. August 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319665/american-s-boss-gender-preference/
Gallup. (2014). 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?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319665/american-s-boss-gender-preference/
Gallup. "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?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319665/american-s-boss-gender-preference/
Gallup, 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? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319665/american-s-boss-gender-preference/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
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? [Graph], Gallup, August 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319665/american-s-boss-gender-preference/