Parents' preference for sons is common in countries in East Asia through South Asia, to the
Middle East and North Africa. Sons are preferred because they have a higher wageearning …

In Asian societies with a strong preference for sons, there is growing evidence that couples
are using ultrasound and other modern methods to identify the sex of unborn fetuses …

Objectives There is growing evidence in China that son preference is on the decline, but the
sex ratio at birth is still the highest in the world at around 120 male births to 100 females. The …

Many demographers and population planners have considered son preference in Asian
countries to be a major barrier to reducing fertility. Some of these countries, such as South …

Even though Pakistan is a highly patriarchal society, it has not featured prominently in
studies focusing on sex-selective abortion and sex ratios at birth. But with fertility declining …

Provisional estimates from the 2001 census of India, which showed unusually high sex
ratios for young children, have sparked renewed concern about the growing use of sex …

High sex ratios at birth (108 boys to 100 girls or higher) are seen in China, Taiwan, South
Korea and parts of India and Viet Nam. The imbalance is the result of son preference …

Birth histories collected during the first and second National Family Health Surveys (NFHS-1
and NFHS-2) show an unusually large proportion of male births in some population groups …

New sex-selective abortion technologies allow parents-to-be to implement their preference
for sons more easily than in the past. With an unmet demand for sons in India, a better …

Despite increased economic growth and social development, gender relations in South
Korea have not progressed much. This may be due to an existing Confucian dogma in …