Interestingly, 39% of female respondents chose a male boss; 25% would prefer a women; and 34% indicated no preference. In terms of overall response, 46% of men and women surveyed said it made no difference. Gallup's editor-in-chief, when asked why the question is still asked after six decades, pointed to the importance of documenting long-term trends.

Also, while the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. is growing, these companies employ only about 6% of the national workforce and contribute just under 4% of business revenues. That's according to a study commissioned by American Express, and the figures are basically unchanged from 1997 statistics.

Amid signs of progress in workplace equality, the CEO of Microsoft recently had to walk back comments he made at a women's technology forum where he said that women asking for raises were risking "bad karma." Of course, his company and its largest industry peers are nearly 75% male.
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