Who Wants to Be the Boss? % saying they would like to bea boss, top manager someday
Women’s expressed desire for the top spot varied markedly by age and race, though among all subgroups women were less likely than men to say so. Only 29% of white women said they’d like to be a boss or top manager someday, as opposed to 53% of black women and 51% of Hispanic women. And 61% of Millennial women (ages 18 to 32) said they wanted to be a boss someday, compared with 41% of Gen-X women (ages 33 to 48) and 21% of Baby Boomer women (ages 49 to 67).
Who Wants to Be the  | Boss?  | % saying they would like to bea  | boss, top manager someday  | Men  | Women  | 70  | Millennial  | (18 to 32)  | 61  | 58  | GenX  | (33 to 48)  | 32  | Boomer  | (49 to 67)  | 21  | Note: Based on those who are not retired  | manager and are not (n=1,539). currently the boss/top  | manager and are not (n=1,539). currently  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER  | Q31 