Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Mary Barra, the recently anointed CEO of General Motors (who rose through the ranks as only a male counterpart might have done in another era) are but two prominent examples of the progress women continue to make in climbing the corporate ladder.
Yet a recent study shows that, when push comes to shove, not everyone is comfortable with the idea of female Fortune 500 executives or as the next President of the United States.