Women prefer to work for male bosses... because they're 'better managers and less prone to moods'



Most women prefer to work for male bosses because they are less prone to mood swings, research revealed yesterday.

Two thirds of female employees said they like having a man in charge in the office.

Those questioned also said male bosses are more authoritative, straight-talking and better at making decisions than their female counterparts.



Battle of the sexes: Two thirds of women say they prefer working for a male boss because they are better decision-makers than their female counterparts

But the study did find the fairer sex are better at delegation and more likely to dish out praise.

The statistics come ten days after Harriet Harman declared men in power can't be trusted. Labour's deputy leader said: 'I don't agree with all-male leaderships.

'Men cannot be left to run things on their own. I think it's a thoroughly bad thing to have a men-only leadership.'

The results of the survey also revealed four out of ten women who have female bosses believe they could do a better job than their superior.

A spokesman for www.OnePoll.com, which conducted the research, said: 'The results make interesting reading as there were pros and cons to both sexes.'

The research found while women are good at dealing with employees' personal issues within the office environment most felt men were better at 'steering the ship'.

'Men were also revealed to be better at having an overall vision of the direction the business was going to take over the long-term,' the spokesman claimed.

'But women were better at dealing with those slightly uncomfortable issues that pop up from time to time because they were felt to be better listeners than men.

'One the other hand many women felt they could do as good or even better than their female boss while only a handful said they could emulate their male manager.

'The results do paint a picture of men being a bit harder and more driven, but that isn't always the kind of approach which is needed.'

The study of 2,000 women in full or part-time employment were asked whether they would prefer to have a man or woman as their immediate line manager.

Sixty three per cent expressed a male preference, while only 37 per cent opted for a woman.

The main reasons cited were mood swings and bringing personal problems to work.

The results also showed one in six females who work under a woman is experiencing 'underlying tension' with their boss.