In Regard to Gender Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa

In regard to gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa,

A) the position of women was essentially the same as in other societies of the time.
B) women played the dominant role in society.
C) women played a strictly subservient role.
D) women had more opportunities open to them than did their counterparts in other societies.
E) women had no opportunities and suffered more than their counterparts elsewhere.