Sentence Correction

hi people

well the oa says its c but wats wrong with d?r we not comparing presen situation of women with how it has been so far?

242. Despite the recent election of a woman to the office of prime minister, the status of women in Pakistan is little changed from how it was in the last century.
(A) is little changed from how it was
(B) is a little change from how it was
(C) has changed little
(D) has changed little from how it has been
(E) is little changed from the way it was

In D - from how it has been is redundant . It is not required as last century is mentioned in the sentence.

detailed explanation please