The #Indian state of #Punjab, where the majority of the world’s #Sikhs live, has one of the most skewed #sexratios in the country, reflecting patterns of #infanticide and #prenatal sex selection; it may be among the most #dangerous places in the world to be conceived #female

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/19/how-dowries-are-fuelling-a-femicide-epidemic

Researchers find unbalanced infant sex ratios reflecting preference for male children between 1969-2018 among U.S. births to parents of Chinese and Asian Indian descent, and to Filipino and Japanese mothers with less than a high school education. Infant sex ratios are more balanced when both parents are college educated. Results suggest higher education in the United States increases the value of daughters relative to sons.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35575584

#SexRatios #Gender #NICHDImpact