Question

Which of the following statements about women in most developing economies is false?
A.
Women are more likely to work in the informal sector of the economy.
B.
Women are more likely to be poor.
C.
Women cite balancing career and family as their most important professional goal.
D.
Women are more likely than men to be at risk for hunger.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

C

In most developing economies women’s primary concerns are economic survival (jobs, income, food security). Balancing career and family as the "most important professional goal" is not generally characteristic there, whereas A, B, and D are true.