Hello Friends, India's 2011 census results were just out and the news regarding the gender ratio gap is awful. It is the worst in 70 years! And it is not just selective female feticide -- what this census shows is that girls under 6 years are getting killed at an alarming rate. How are they getting killed? That is what this post on Gender Bytes is about. When we talk about 'gender ratios' what we forget is that we are talking about human beings, girls, -- human rights! Read this post <a href=\"http://tiny.cc/f9hiy\">http://tiny.cc/f9hiy</a>

South and Central Asia

What is Killing The Girls 6 and Under in India at An Alarming Rate?

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