Female infanticide: the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonorable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals.
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50 million girls missing from India's population
50 million girls missing from India's population
According to a recent report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) up to 50 million girls and women are missing from India's population as a result of systematic gender discrimination in India. According to Indian government data on births, the number of females per males at birth in state of Punjab is around 775 to 1,000.
How can this immense problem be tackled? What can you do about this problem, against this problem??
How can this immense problem be tackled? What can you do about this problem, against this problem??
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