Almost 60 percent of men and women had no clear preference on whether their boss should be a woman or a man. Nevertheless, women tend to prefer a female boss, and men to prefer a male boss.
Preferred gender of bosses worldwide in 2024, by gender
The original question was phrased as follows: 'If you could choose your boss at work, would you prefer them to be a man or a woman, or do you have no preference?'
*18-74 years in Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States, 20-74 years in Indonesia and Singapore, 16-74 in all other countries.
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