India – Son Preference & Daughter Neglect – ICRW Report
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: June 12, 2006
Attachments: Son
Preference & Daughter Neglect in India-ICRW 2006.pdf
Women
ICRW Asks Tough Questions about What
Preference for Sons Means for Daughters in India
Son preference has been
documented in India for the past 100 years, and it has left a marked gap between
the numbers of boys and girls in the country. Evidence also suggests that son
preference in families with daughters can lead to girls’ malnutrition and
stunted growth.
ICRW researchers Rohini Pande and Anju
Malhotra hosted a consultation in New Delhi, India, this week to provide new
data and formulate solutions with other India researchers and policy-makers
about the following questions:
for the health and care of girls who survive infancy?
strong throughout India or in pockets?
preference?
For more information on son preference,
please read ICRW’s newest document, Son Preference and Daughter Neglect in India: What Happens to
Living Girls?
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