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Women and Leadership 2018
Most Americans say it is easier for men to get top leadership positions in politics and business
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- Women and Leadership 2018
- Wide gender and partisan gaps in views on women in leadership
- Among those who say men and women have different leadership styles, most say neither has a better approach
- On several aspects of corporate leadership, many give women the edge
- Younger women more likely than older women to see gender discrimination as a barrier to leadership
- Men and women who see a gender gap in styles of leadership differ on who has a better approach
- Women have a relative advantage over men on several aspects of political leadership
- More say being assertive and being ambitious help men get ahead than say the same for women
- Most Americans say it is easier for men to get top leadership positions in politics and business
- Women, Republicans more likely to say men and women have different leadership styles
- Majorities of women, Democrats say there are too few women in top leadership positions in politics
- Majorities of women, Democrats say there are too few women in top leadership positions in business
- On several aspects of corporate leadership, many give women the edge