Meredith College Poll Examines North Carolinians’ Views of Women as Business Leaders

The Meredith College Poll has explored North Carolinians’ views of women as business leaders and entrepreneurs. The Meredith Poll also examined voter opinions on the importance of a candidate’s business background.

According to the poll, 85% of North Carolinians perceive the leadership abilities of men and women equally.

“There are areas of this poll that really put in the positive the strides women are making in business. The good news for women is that the public is seeing them as equally qualified to men in terms of leading corporations,” said Kristie Ogilvie, dean of the Meredith College School of Business.

North Carolinians are generally pessimistic about the abilities of women to achieve gender equity as corporate leaders or business owners. When asked if there will be an equal number of women in top executive leadership positions as there are men in the next decade, a slight majority of all North Carolinians (57%) thought it was likely or very likely to happen. Under half of the women surveyed (47%) thought that gender equity would be achieved in corporate CEO positions in the next decade.

“Though this data shows we are making progress, there are conversations that need to continue to happen, because if a woman is as qualified, and is perceived as qualified, but a majority of corporations are not ready to put women in those roles then I don’t believe we are as far along as we need to be,” Ogilvie said.

Read the full article here:  http://www.meredith.edu/news/detail/meredith-college-poll-examines-north-carolinians-views-of-women-as-business

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