Male Boss or Female Boss?

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You might guess that men prefer a male boss and women prefer a female boss. In fact, the reality is more complicated. Gallup’s latest polling on the matter finds a higher proportion of women than men prefer a female boss(23 percent to 13 percent). But women are also more likely than men to say they prefer a male boss (32 percent to 29 percent). Men, meanwhile, are more likely than women to claim they have no preference (57 percent vs.

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