UK: Two-thirds of workers believe female leaders are better than their male counterparts

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2023-06-12 19:45

Article here. Excerpt:

'Two-thirds of British employees believe women make better bosses than men, a survey reveals.

Female leaders were perceived as excelling men in key leadership areas such as multi-tasking and organisational skills, while 83 per cent of employees viewed female bosses as more empathetic.

A further 74 per cent viewed female bosses as having a more collaborative leadership style, with 69 per cent believing that women were more approachable and supportive in the workplace.

More than four-fifths of employees thought female bosses were better at fostering a positive work environment than men.

The only area where men were perceived as better than women was in relation to ‘innovative solutions’, with 54 per cent of respondents choosing men as more effective.'

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I've heard it said that at its heart, a leader is a problem-solver. Wouldn't excelling at problem-solving not recommend a person then to it?

I also wonder... if a news story came out saying a study found that 2/3 of a pop'n thought men were better at X, would not the story conclude that there's a great deal of sexism that still needs to be dealt with? The dbl-std in interpretation of results is glaring.

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2023-06-12 23:29