Question

Discuss the co-relation between female foeticide, sex ratio, and gender discrimination.

Answer 1

1. Female foeticide is caused by bias based on gender, which occurs when families favour male children over female children for cultural, social, and economic reasons.
2. This technique causes a skewed sex ratio, with fewer females than males.
3. As society's preference for male children grows, the unequal sex ratio promotes gender inequality.
4. The cycle promotes women's unequal access to education, work, and social standing.
5. The long-term effects include socioeconomic difficulties such as a lack of women for marriage, increasing trafficking, and violence against women.