Gender: Who's the better boss?

Sensible, respectful, and understanding: These are the traits associates say they look for and admire in a boss. So does it matter whether the boss is male or female? Desirable attributes, such as assertiveness or nurturing, aren’t gender-specific, even though they tend to be labeled as masculine or feminine. Bottom line: If you want to be the best boss, or work for the best, put stereotypes aside and start aggressively cultivating your own work character.

Data source: 2010 Veterinary Economics State of the Industry Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Data source: 2010 Firstline Team Trends Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Data source: 2010 Veterinary Economics State of the Industry Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Source: 2010 Firstline Team Trends Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Source: 2010 Veterinary Economics State of the Industry Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Source: 2010 Firstline Team Trends Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Source: 2010 Veterinary Economics State of the Industry Study and 2010 Firstline Team Trends Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Source: 2010 Veterinary Economics State of the Industry Study and 2010 Firstline Team Trends Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Source: 2010 Veterinary Economics State of the Industry Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents

Source: 2010 Veterinary Economics State of the Industry Study and 2010 Firstline Team Trends Study

The complete package:

Veterinary associates: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Team members: Would you rather have a male or female boss?

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for women

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for women

Veterinary associates' reasons for preferring to work for men

Team members' reasons for preferring to work for men

What you said: Why women are better bosses

What you said: Why men are better bosses

Who's the boss now?

The breakdown in gender among the respondents