Gender bias against female leaders ?

 MARCH 13, 2013

Is the Perfect Boss a "Feminized" Man?

A survey of  a large sample size of 60,000 employees in the U.S. reveals a "feminizing" of the management role ! Means,  workers preferring sensitive boss,  as opposed to direct, aggressive, alpha-male managers .  

Among the 60,000 workers, 54% didn't mind whether their boss is male or female. No gender preference. 

Among the rest of  46% of respondents who express a preference about the boss's gender, 

72% would  ( both male and female employees ) would  " rather have "  a male manager and just 28% would rather have a female. 

Respondents are less likely to show gender bias when evaluating their own bosses, however.

Research Courtesy   Kim M. Elsesser of UCLA and Janet Lever of California State University.

Source: Does gender bias against female leaders persist? Quantitative and qualitative data from a large-scale survey