1. FEMALE INFANTICIDE XIOMARA IRIZARRY

2. FEMALE INFANTICIDE: BY DEFINITION IS THE INTENTIONAL KILLING OF FEMALE INFANTS DUE TO THE PREFERENCE FOR MALES AND FROM THE LOW VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BIRTH OF FEMALES

3. DOWRY AND ONE-CHILD RULE THE DOWRY IN INDIA AND ONE CHILD RULE IN CHINA, ARE THE LEADING FACTORS OF FEMALE INFANTICIDE TODAY.

4. IN THE DOCUMENTARY: IT’S A GIRL, IT IS SAID THAT BOTH INDIA AND CHINA ELIMINATE MORE FEMALE INFANTS THAN THE NUMBER OF GIRLS BORN IN THE US EACH YEAR. IN 2011 THERE WERE 940 WOMEN PER 1000 MALES, AND 2001 THERE WERE 933 FEMALES PER 1000 MALES.

5. EFFORTS MADE IN CHINA AND INDIA India China Government bans technology to identify sex of babyTwo-Child Rule now active. Promulgation of circulars (1977,1982,1985)Save A Girl Campaign: fights forced abortions, feeds impoverished baby girls, and combats gendercide. Dowries were outlawed in 1961Care for Girls Campaign: Initiated in 2000 by local gov. lectures to grandparents on gender equality, small loans given to families w/ only daughters, health exams given to girls to ensure they are cared for. 1994 the Prenatal Determination Act outlawed gender selective abortions. VDAY: Global movement of grassroots activist dedicated to generating broader attention to violence against women and girls. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Madi #Selfiewithdaughter campaign 50 Million Missing Campaign

6. MALE PREFERENCE Kallar Belief: Kill your girl and your next will be a son.

7. FORCED AND VOLUNTARY ABORTIONS