Alice Evans on The Great Gender Divergence
Ideas of India
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The North and South Divergence on Son Preference
When times are tough, parents tend to favor sons. In Chinese families, historically, when there was famine or cholera, they tended to sacrifice daughters. Sex ratios were historically more even in places like Tamil Nadu and Kerala where women were critical to agriculture. But those sex ratios are now worsening. That may be associated with women's labor force participation along with rising dairies and a tightening fertility squeeze.
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