The budget committees of the Ministry of Finance in Country X determin

The budget committees of the Ministry of Finance in Country X determine the scope of governmental funding of various national projects. Currently, the budget committees include only a few representatives of Women's Rights Organizations. Unbiased experts agree that this lack of representation is directly linked to the fact that Women's Rights initiatives fail to receive necessary governmental financing.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above?

The words 'directly linked' are strong in that they suggest that further what may come would more likely elaborate the notion that lesser number of women in the committee is the reason for lesser funding for women rights initiative.

A. The government in Country X attempts to limit the funding given to Women's Rights initiatives by restricting the number of their representatives in the budget committees. - INCORRECT. The option attempts to establish a Causal relationship which can't be proven. Is it because of government limits that they do by not allowing more women in the committee or the other way round or because of some other reason? Without further details in the passage it is difficult to make this option a right one.

B. Women's Rights Organizations need to raise additional funding in order to secure more seats for their representatives in the committees. - INCORRECT. Again based on the similar grounds of causality this option fails to ring bells correctly.

C. The current representatives of the Women's Rights Organizations are to blame for the failure to receive sufficient government funding. - INCORRECT. May be true but without more information supporting this claim in the passage it would be difficult to say that.

D. Women's Rights initiatives would receive more governmental funding if the budget committees included more Women's Rights Representatives. - CORRECT. What if WRI doesn't receive more funding if more women are included? If true, then intermediate conclusion that 'this lack of representation is directly linked to the fact that Women's Rights initiatives fail to receive necessary governmental financing' falls apart. Hence this conclusion should complete the passage in the right direction.

E. In order to increase the representation of Women's Rights Organizations in the Ministry of Finance budget committees, several new committees must be established. - INCORRECT. Can't say more about whether would be true with the given details in the passage.

IMO Answer D.