POLL: MALE BOSSES FAVORED OVER FEMALES.Byline: Sheri Prasso Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. People around the world for the most part say they want women to be more active in politics, but when it comes to the workplace, they want men as their bosses, a new Gallup Poll Gallup Poll Noun a sampling of the views of a representative cross section of the population, usually used to forecast voting [after G H Gallup, statistician] Gallup poll n → reports. The survey conducted in 22 countries, in regions excluding the Middle East and Africa, also said that two-thirds of those responding feel their societies are biased in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor men. ``There is a strong perception that society favors men over women,'' Richard Burkholder, Gallup Organization director of worldwide operations, said Tuesday in releasing the results. The poll said 73 percent of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and 78 percent in Japan believed it was the case. Only in Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. , China and Thailand did people say the sexes were more equal. Bias carried through to the workplace as well. In no country surveyed would more people choose a female boss over a male boss. ``In some of the most highly developed societies, where the women's movement women's movement: see feminism; woman suffrage. women's movement Diverse social movement, largely based in the U.S., seeking equal rights and opportunities for women in their economic activities, personal lives, and politics. has been the strongest . . . we find a persistent gender bias in the workplace,'' said Lydia Saad, a senior research analyst. ``Women are often less supportive of having female bosses than men are,'' she said. Among Americans, 37 percent of men and 54 percent of women volunteered ``male'' when asked which gender they preferred to work for. That was an increase from the last time Americans were surveyed in 1993, when 33 percent of the men and 44 percent of the women said they preferred working for a man. Twenty-four percent of American women and 44 percent of American men said gender made no difference; 22 percent of women preferred a female boss compared to 17 percent of men. CAPTION(S): Chart Chart: (Color) Women in society A Gallup Poll found that so cieties want to see more women active in politics, but when it comes to the workplace, they want men as their bosses. AP |
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