Preventing More 'Missing Girls' : A Review of Policies to Tackle Son Preference

Preventing More 'Missing Girls' : A Review of Policies to Tackle Son Preference

In parts of Asia, South Caucasus, and the Balkans, son preference is strong enough to trigger significant levels of sex selection, result in the excess mortality of girls, and skew child sex ratios in favor of boys. Every year, 1.8 million girls un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kumar, Sneha, Sinha, Nistha
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
MISSING GIRLS
GENDER SELECTION
GENDER RATIOS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
FEMALE MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY
PRENATAL CARE
BALKANS
SOUTH CAUCASUS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/648421541077646986/Preventing-More-Missing-Girls-A-Review-of-Policies-to-Tackle-Son-Preference
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30656

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/648421541077646986/Preventing-More-Missing-Girls-A-Review-of-Policies-to-Tackle-Son-Preference
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30656

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