Declining Sex Ratio - Exploring The Intersections Of Patriarchy And Gender As Roots
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The Census 2011 results on the sex composition of the Indian population have so far been discussed within the framework of understanding the reasons prevailing upon behind the declining child sex ratio: the reasons ranged from Dowry, Poverty, the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques [PNDT] followed by sex-selective abortion, neglect of female child, to female infanticide and feticide. This paper attempts to explore the intersections of Patriarchy, Gender inequality and sex selection which in turn influence and contribute to the declining child sex ratio which is highly unfavorable to girl babies and girl fetuses.
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