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.

D。根据题目定位词corporate America in the near future定位到第五段的第一句。定位句指出，尽管女性在职场上取得了重大进步，但在可预见的未来，美国企业内部的不平衡状况是否会发生改变，公众的看法还是存在分歧。原文的is divided about对应D项的have opposing opinions，原文的whether the imbalance…change对应D项whether it will have more women leaders（女性领导者是否会变得更多），因此D项正确。公众对是否会有更多女性进入领导层意见不一，而A项和B项都是肯定的表述，因此A、B两项排除。文章开头即指出，大多数人认为女性在关键的领导特质上和男性没有差别，且很多人认为女性领导者更热情，组织能力更强，可见并不是undecided，故C项错误。