While no woman has been President of
the United States, yet the world does have several thousand years of experience
with female leaders, and I have to acknowledge it: their historical record puts
men’s to shame. A notable share of the great leaders in history have been women: Queen Hatshepsut and Cleopatra of Egypt, Empress Wu Zetian of China, Isabella of Castile, Queen Elizabeth I of England, Catherine the Great of Russia, and Maria Theresa of Austria. Granted, I’m neglecting the likes of Bloody Mary, but it’s still true that those women who climbed to power in monarchies had an astonishingly high success rate. Research by political psychologists points to possible explanations. Scholars find that women, compared with men, tend to excel in consensus-building and certain other skills useful in A. Women have had a better record than men throughout history. B. Women have far exceeded men in leadership throughout history. C. Women have made men ashamed of their own historical record. D. Women have far exceeded men in recording experience throughout history. [单项选择]{{B}}TEXT B{{/B}}
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