Which of the Following Statements About the Status of Women

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true?

• A) Women grow half the world's food, but they rarely own land.
• B) Women constitute one-half of the world's paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs.
• C) Single-parent households headed by women are typically found only in industrialized countries because such arrangements cannot survive in developing countries.
• D) According to a detailed overview of the status of the world's women, issued by the World Bank in 2012, the lives of girls and women have changed very little over the past quarter century.

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