The "Missing girls" from China. (cover story)

• Autores: Kevin Xie
• Localización: Harvard International Review, ISSN-e 0739-1854, Vol. 36, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 33-36
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article reports on the substantial gender imbalance created by the decades-old one-child policy in China. Topics covered include the wider social and political changes needed to resolve the demographic crisis such as tougher legal restrictions on sex-selective neonatal practices and a wider education campaign. Also mentioned are the widespread preference for male children as well as the cultural and economic factors behind the gender gap.