Which gender is better

By contrast, while women say they are more emotional and more manipulative than men, they give themselves higher marks than men on the 10 other traits measured. Survey respondents who rate men better than women on key character traits have a sharply increased likelihood of saying that men make better political leaders than women. But respondents who rate women better than men on these same traits have only a slightly increased likelihood of saying women make better leaders than men.

Women believe this in greater numbers than men do, and younger and middle-aged adults believe it in greater numbers than older adults do.

The view that men have the better life than women is not as strong now as it was 15 years ago, when the public said by a ratio of about three-to-one that men had the better life.

However, still farther back in time, attitudes were much different. In , during the early days of the modern gender revolution, slightly more adults said women had the better life than said that about men.

At the same time, younger and middle-aged women are more inclined than older women to say that men rather than women have the better life in this country.

Hillary Clinton or the presidential campaign. However, in answer to an open-ended question, Clinton and Sen. Women are more than twice as likely as men to name Clinton as the figure they admire most; and Hispanics are much more likely than blacks and somewhat more likely than whites to name her as the figure they admire most.

Results for this survey are based on telephone interviews conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2, adults living in the continental United States. A combination of landline and cellular random digit dial RDD samples was used to represent all adults in the continental United States who have access to either a landline or cellular telephone.

A total of 1, interviews were completed with respondents contacted by landline telephone and from those contacted on their cellular phone. The data are weighted to produce a final sample that is representative of the general population of adults in the continental United States. Survey interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Interviews conducted in English or Spanish.

Read the full report for more details. In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support our research with a financial contribution. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values.

Even in a polarized era, the survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics. Pew Research Center now uses as the last birth year for Millennials in our work.

President Michael Dimock explains why. About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. The painful truth is that feminism is a data-driven bias, whereas sexism is self-destructive. So, instead of optimizing our world for progress, wealth, and fairness, we choose to perpetuate a status quo that benefits those who are in charge.

To the surplus of men who arrived to the top not because of merit, but because of privilege, deception, or greed, gender equality is like the Turkey voting for Christmas.

We live in a sham meritocracy , where we pretend to pick the best person for each job, while simply picking those we prefer: and when the jobs pay well, they are still overwhelming male.

Our preferences are based on style rather than substance , so we pick individuals for leadership on the basis of their confidence rather than competence, charisma rather than humility, and narcissism rather than integrity. Not just in politics, but also in business, the typical leader is not known for their humility or competence, but arrogance and incompetence. What would happen if we spent less time telling women to be more confident , and more time picking leaders on actual competence?

We would not just improve leadership quality, but also gender equality. And in the process, we would make it a lot harder for narcissistic and psychopathic men to thrive. This is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by clicking here. Imagine a person who is only interested in being a leader because they are chasing a bigger paycheck, the corner office, a more senior title, or any form of status. Clearly, they will be inherently less interested in making others better; their only goal is to be more successful themselves.

Because men are generally more self-focused than women , they are more likely to lead in a narcissistic and selfish way. If the average male leader wants to improve their performance, they would do well to adopt a less self-centered style of leadership.

Throughout history, we have told women that they are too kind and caring to be leaders, but the notion that someone who is not kind and caring can lead effectively is at odds with reality. We are not living in medieval times. Twenty-first century leadership demands that leaders establish an emotional connection with their followers , and that is arguably the only reason to expect leaders to avoid automation. Indeed, while AI will hijack the technical and hard-skill elements of leadership, so long as we have humans at work, they will crave the validation, appreciation, and empathy that only humans — not machines — can provide.

Men can learn a lot about how to do this effectively by watching and emulating women. Female leaders have been proven to be more likely to coach, mentor, and develop their direct reports than male leaders. They are true talent agents , using feedback and direction to help people grow.

This means being less transactional and more strategic in their relationship with employees, and it also includes the openness to hire people who are better than themselves, because their egos are less likely to stand in the way. While we gravitate towards leaders who are self-focused and self-centered , the likelihood that such individuals can turn a group of people into a high-performing team is low. We have been asking for humble leaders for 20 years or so, but we keep gravitating toward ones who are overconfident and narcissistic generally not female.

There are well-established gender differences in humility, and they favor women. Not all women are humble, of course, but selecting leaders on humility would result in more female than male leaders. Humility is fundamentally a feminine trait. It is also one that is essential to being a great leader.

Perhaps the issue is not that men are unwilling or unable to display it, but that we dismiss them for leadership roles when they do. This must change, for humility is a critical driver of leadership effectiveness in both men and women.