In Terms of Gender Composition in the Arab World, Female

In terms of gender composition in the Arab World, female labor force participation has been:
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A) equal to that of men for the last three decades
B) consistently on the rise from 22% in 1960 to 32% in 2000
C) consistently on the decline from 32% in 1960 to 22% in 2000
D) the same for the last three decades
E) none of the above