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We have been putting smart women on the couch for 40 years without making full use of their talent. Today the portion of top jobs that go to women is still _41_ low. Why aren’t more women running things in America? It isn’t for lack of ambition or qualifications. The real _42_ to getting more women to the top is the difficult issue of time commitment: Today’s top jobs in major organizations _43_ 60-plus hours of work a week. Isn’t it too much?

But for businesses and reformers are serious about making their companies _44_ for the large number of American talented women here are three ways to handle it.

Re-think time. We can break away from the belief that high-level work can be done only by people who work extra time. Maybe working time can be _45_ by setting the right amount of work that needs to get done. Senior roles should actually be easier to adapt in this way because highly paid people have the desire to give up some _46_ in order to work less.

Availability matters. It’s important to differ between availability and absolute time commitment. Many professional women would _47_ agree to check email seven days a week and come to office _48_ for intense project — so long as over the course of a year the time devoted to work is more _49_. Managers need to know that 24/7 availability is not the same thing as a 24/7 workload.

Quality is the goal not quantity. Leaders need to create a _50_ in which talented people are judged not by the quantity of their work but by the quality of their _51_. One who works 20 hours a week and who delivers exceptional results on a pro rata（摊派）basis should be qualified for _52_ and viewed as a top performer.

“Devotion” may help talented women who can live with the way that top jobs require today — and if that’s their _53_ give more power to them. But only a small percentage of women will choose this route. Until the rest of us get serious about _54_ the present way that work gets done in American corporations we can only complain about the _55_ of it all while changing almost nothing.

41. A. shockingly B. possibly C. relatively D. consequently

42. A. desire B. barrier C. challenge D. solution

43. A. promise B. suggest C. track D. demand

44. A. cautious B. careful C. nervous D. Hopeful

45. A. shortened B. adjusted C. lengthened D. Unchanged

46. A. time B. income C. freedom D. promotion

47. A. happily B. reluctantly C. hesitantly D. rapidly

48. A. if necessary B. when possible C. if convenient D. when likely

49. A. expected B. limited C. paid D. excluded

50. A. rule B. situation C. civilization D. culture

51. A. duties B. contributions C. donations D. commitments

52. A. managers B. supervisors C. promotions D. employments