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Gender Imbalance in India
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I saw this on the DM home page, but didn't read beyond the first line as I knew it would just make me cross. I've been looking for official figures, and have found that last year's census suggested that for every 1000 boys born, there were 914 girls; that's less than a 9% difference.
so is there really a problem involving the destruction of female offspring as the DM suggests? or is the imbalance small enough to be explained by natural variation, and so is the DM just off on a rant?
I saw this on the DM home page, but didn't read beyond the first line as I knew it would just make me cross. I've been looking for official figures, and have found that last year's census suggested that for every 1000 boys born, there were 914 girls; that's less than a 9% difference.
so is there really a problem involving the destruction of female offspring as the DM suggests? or is the imbalance small enough to be explained by natural variation, and so is the DM just off on a rant?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.keyplus, no so about the 1 child policy, it has more to do with how girls, women are perceived. The abortion rates are horrendous. Something that is not widely put out. Mind you western societies shouldn't be smug with gender preferences on the rise. China and India are both waking up to the reality of these interferences.
//In India it happens because people do not want girls because they are considered burden due to social reason and demands when time comes for their marriage. //
Perhaps if these people made an effort to move into the 21st century and afforded women equal status, equal education, and equal choices, daughters wouldn't be such a burden to their families.
Perhaps if these people made an effort to move into the 21st century and afforded women equal status, equal education, and equal choices, daughters wouldn't be such a burden to their families.
pretty much in many parts of the world, you would think that being well into the 21st century they would be moving with the times. Sadly some are stuck in the mindset of centuries ago. Sad for the women who live in these societies knowing that their lives are dictated from the start, as inferior, second class at best and one that will be a life long strife.
This is very real and as has been said it is to do with girls being considered a burden who have to be provided with dowries to get them married.
There are huge numbers of clinics in India that do ''Gender determination'' tests in early pregnancy then offer a termination if the foetus is female. China has the same problem. Boys are regarded as bringing prosperity by going out to work but girls are a burden who do not work and have to be found suitable husbands, in these 2 society's girls are seen only as child bearers.
There are huge numbers of clinics in India that do ''Gender determination'' tests in early pregnancy then offer a termination if the foetus is female. China has the same problem. Boys are regarded as bringing prosperity by going out to work but girls are a burden who do not work and have to be found suitable husbands, in these 2 society's girls are seen only as child bearers.
venator , there is evidence that this occurs amoung the UK Indian/Pakistani/Chinese community as well. There have been reports that some clinics in the UK are offering ''gender determination'' tests to those communities with the option of a termination if the pregnancy is the 'wrong' sex. Termination of a pregnancy due just to the 'wrong sex' is illegal in the UK but they just make up a medical excuse to justify it.
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