According to a recent survey, half of Italians believed that having a male or a female manager would make no difference in creating a financially successful company. However, 26 percent declared that a female business leader would treat better women. In general, the largest share of respondents asserted to prefer female bosses when it comes to respecting other women, sexual, and ethnic minorities.
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Ipsos. (March 6, 2024). Opinions on whether Italians would prefer in their company a male business leader or a female business leader in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220306/opinions-on-female-male-managers-in-italy/
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Ipsos. (2024). Opinions on whether Italians would prefer in their company a male business leader or a female business leader in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220306/opinions-on-female-male-managers-in-italy/
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