Female infanticide
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| − | Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonorable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals. | + | Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonorable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals. Another reason is that in some cultures, for exameple in India, marrying a female honourably requires the supply of expensive dowry that families do not consider themselves being able to afford. |
Female infanticide was commonly practiced in China in urban areas during the Qing Dynasty, due to overpopulation, and in the second half of the twentieth century, due to the One Child Policy that created stiff financial penalties for parents who had multiple children. {{citation needed}} | Female infanticide was commonly practiced in China in urban areas during the Qing Dynasty, due to overpopulation, and in the second half of the twentieth century, due to the One Child Policy that created stiff financial penalties for parents who had multiple children. {{citation needed}} | ||
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| − | [[Missing women]] | + | [[Missing women]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[Violence against women|Violence against women]] |
| − | [["Female Genocide" in India]] | + | [["Female Genocide" in India]] |
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| + | [http://genderbytes.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/when-mothers-kill-their-daughters/ When Mothers Kill Daughters]: Gender Bytes, October 2010. | ||
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Revision as of 16:02, 12 July 2011
Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonorable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals. Another reason is that in some cultures, for exameple in India, marrying a female honourably requires the supply of expensive dowry that families do not consider themselves being able to afford.
Female infanticide was commonly practiced in China in urban areas during the Qing Dynasty, due to overpopulation, and in the second half of the twentieth century, due to the One Child Policy that created stiff financial penalties for parents who had multiple children. [ Citation needed ]
Female infanticide is still existent in developing countries, especially developing countries where males are valued over females. The counterpart with male infants is male infanticide.
See also
When Mothers Kill Daughters: Gender Bytes, October 2010.
