China Gender Imbalance ‘Most Serious’ in the World
China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission announced on Wednesday that the...
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China’s Gender Imbalance and the Real Estate Market
An article on Quartz looks at how the one-child policy, and accompanying gender imbalance, is...
Read MoreChina Warned on Gender Imbalance – BBC
China’s Family Planning Association has expressed concern over the gender imbalance in the country, which far exceeds recommendations from the United Nations. From BBC: Ninety-nine cities had gender ratios higher than 125, state-run news agency Xinhua quoted the CFPA as saying in a report. The provinces of Hainan, Henan, Guangdong and Anhui also had particularly […]
Read MoreNew Book on Security Implication of Asia’s Gender Imbalance
This provocative article in the New York Times book section is titled “Engineering More Sons Than Daughters.” In an email discussion group, Professor Peter Gries of the University of Colorado asked in response to this article: “do we know about sex ratios and crime in China? Are crime rates among the unmarried higher than in […]
Read MoreChinese officials warn of gender imbalance (Globe & Mail)
“China has about 117 boys for every 100 girls, with nearly 13 million more boys than girls under the age of nine, the official Xinhua news agency said. If that trend continues, by 2020 China could have as many as 40 million men who cannot find a spouse, Xinhua quoted an official of a key […]
Read MoreHow to Balance the Gender Scale
In Fuzhou, the local Food and Drug Administration recently began requiring “real name registration” from women who request emergency contraceptives. The registration process will require government identification,...
Read MoreChina's Great Gender Crisis
For the Guardian, Tania Branigan reports that as traditional preferences for male children are eroding, the alarming gender gap in the population may slowly shift back to normal levels. She visits the city of Shengzhou. where in...
Read MoreChina’s Birth Limits Create Dangerous Gender Gap
Experts are concerned that the growing demographic gap between boys and girls could lead to social issues down the road, as China now registers 119 boys born for every 100 girls. AP reports: The imbalance is expected to steadily...
Read MoreLegislation urged to ban gender selection – China Daily
From China Daily: A population expert has called on lawmakers to make it a criminal offence to identify the sex of an embryo for non-medical purposes and also to outlaw abortions that are not medically justified. Wei Jinsheng, a researcher with the China Population and Development Research CentreÔºà‰∏≠ÂõΩ‰∫∫Âè£Âèë±ïÁ†îÁ©∂‰∏≠ÂøÉÔºâ, said in an article published in the […]
Read MoreChina Aims to Balance Gender
According to a family planning official, China is planning to ban the use of sex-selective abortions, and provide welfare payments to families who have no sons. They aim to achieve a balance of newborn boys and girls within six years. Right now, 117 boys are born for every 100 girls in China. See the full […]
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