In India, Ratio of Young Women Will Drop Sharply, Study Says
Mitter Sain said that Traditionally, Indian society always preferred male; now
they have the means to make it more skewed by using infanticide and abortion,
By NIDA NAJARAPRIL 19, 2017
NEW DELHI — The ratio of women to men among India’s young people, which has been low compared with Western
nations for decades, will drop further in the coming years, the Indian government has reported.
There are many reasons for Indians’ preference for a male child, including the perception
that men will take care of their aging parents financially, a desire to pass lineage through a male heir and a fear of being financially crippled by the dowry for a female child.
Poonam Muttreja said that People are selecting to have fewer children but selecting to have boys,
Ms. Muttreja said that as income levels rise, so do aspirations,
and as Indians emerge into the middle class they are limiting the size of their families and focusing their resources on male children, who are seen to offer a better return on investment.
" Mr. Sain said. that If you look into the sex issue among children being delivered, that will be even more skewed,
That decline outpaces the more modest drop in the sex ratio among the general population in the same period,
and indicates the continuing practice of sex-selective abortion, experts say.