Events

High-Level Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Scaling up Action to End Son Preference and Gender Biased Sex Selection

calendar_today12 March 2021

location_onYoutube Live

News

Sex selection leads to dangerous gender imbalance; new programme to tackle root causes

15 March 2017

Son preference has led to skewed gender ratios in many Asian and Eastern European countries. The Dedalamazishvili family, in Georgia, participates in a documentary photography project raising awareness of the value of girls. © Dina Oganova for UNFPA Georgia

Resources

Girl Child Protection Scheme in Tamil Nadu: An Appraisal

Resource date: 2009

Author: UNFPA

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