Which one of the following statements is FALSE regarding the role of women in Central Asia?
A) Women tend to have more autonomy in pastoral societies of the steppe zone than did women in more agricultural and urban areas.
B) Women have achieved relatively high levels of education due to the egalitarian principles imported into the region by the Soviet Union.
C) Women outnumber men in the majority of parliaments and governmental bodies throughout Central Asia.
D) A large proportion of households are run by women due to the fact many men have migrated to Russia for work.
E) Kidnapping of women for forced marriages is still a common practice in many traditional Central Asian societies.
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