Where have India's females gone?

September 12, 2013 14:54

The New Delhi rape case left the whole world wondering why India is treating its women so badly. In fact, discrimination against women already starts in the womb: India has some of the most distorted sex-ratios in the world.

There are regions where fewer than 800 girls are born for every 1,000 boys. For many reasons Indian culture prefers sons.

An expensive bride-price, or dowry, is only one of them. Read

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