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According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be s

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问题    According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom. And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they’re stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.
   So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States? According to the public, at least, it’s not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper skill sets.
   It’s also not all about work-life balance. Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Only about one-in-five say women’s family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.
   Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business, where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. Similar shares say the electorate (选民) and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.
   As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace. While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future, 44% say it’s only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men. Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.
What is the primary factor keeping women from taking top leadership positions according to the recent survey?
选项 A、Personality traits.
B、Gender bias.
C、Family responsibilities.
D、Lack of vacancies.
答案B
解析 事实细节题。文章第四段第一句指出，约40％的美国人认为，对于想要跻身政界或商界最高层的女性来说，存在一种双重标准，这也是最近调查中人们认为的位居首位的原因：在政界或商界，女性必须比男性做得更多才能证明自己。由此可见，根据最近的调查，阻碍女性担任高层领导职位的主要因素即，人们对女性存在性别偏见，故答案为B)。
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