GENDER PERSECUTIONS: FEMALE INFANT DEATHS IN CHINA AND INDIA Kalie Dykeman, English 112 October 15 th, 2014.

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GENDER PERSECUTIONS: FEMALE INFANT DEATHS IN CHINA AND INDIA Kalie Dykeman, English 112 October 15 th, 2014

FEMALE INFANTICIDE: WHAT IS IT? Female Infanticide is the killing of female infants we have an imbalance of males to females Female infanticide is a large category of gendercide

WHY DOES FEMALE INFANTICIDE HAPPEN? Infanticide happens for many reasons: -One Child Policy (China) -Dowry (India) -“Less Valuable” (World Wide) -Stigma

EXPERIMENT: THE GLOBAL IMBALANCE OF GENDERS “ In China and northern India more than 120 boys are being born for every 100 girls” (The Economist).

GENDERCIDE IN CHINA Gendercide in China is due to: There are 37 million more men than women Will leave 111 million (3x Canada) men brideless Violence and Crime have risen one-child policy stigma against girls Result:

GENDERCIDE IN INDIA 50 million girls missing in the past century Mothers think it is more humane to kill their daughter than risk them being put into slavery or trafficking Dowry Violence Daughters are seen as expensive, but worthless

METHODS IN PLACE TO END GENDERCIDE To help eliminate Genocide: -No Gender Ultrasounds Allowed -Groups in India that promote keeping females -Signs and Advertisements promoting girls -Islam's strict policy against infanticide

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