The Male Bias in Development Planning and Projects Refers to the __________

question 39

Multiple Choice

The male bias in development planning and projects refers to the __________.

• A) exclusion of women from many development projects
• B) greater attention given to men's health problems than women's
• C) tendency for development experts to emphasize the importance of schooling for boys more than for girls
• D) greater number of men than women hired to work for the large development organizations like the World Bank
• E) tendency for family planning projects to target men rather than women

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Definitions:

Haploid Stage

The phase in an organism's life cycle where cells contain only one set of chromosomes, as opposed to diploid stages with two sets.

Diploid Stage

A phase in an organism's life cycle characterized by cells containing two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.

Alternation of Generations

A life cycle occurring in plants and some algae, characterized by a regular alternation between two distinct forms, the asexual (sporophyte) and the sexual (gametophyte).

Female Cones

Reproductive structures of certain plants like conifers, which produce seeds in contrast to male cones that produce pollen.