India's female shortage leads to wife-renting

[akubi]

damn that's cheap...

 

[Mucho]

This is most likely Why.

According to a recent report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) up to 50 million girls and women are missing from India' s population as a result of systematic gender discrimination in India. In most countries in the world, there are approximately 105 female births for every 100 males.

In India, there are less than 93 women for every 100 men in the population. The accepted reason for such a disparity is the practice of female infanticide in India, prompted by the existence of a dowry system which requires the family to pay out a great deal of money when a female child is married. For a poor family, the birth of a girl child can signal the beginning of financial ruin and extreme hardship.

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[ahurtt]

So. . .pimpin' and ho'in in India is called "wife renting?"

 

[yowolabi]

Studies say Hepatitis B is a large factor in the male to female ration.

Apparently having it makes you more likely to have a male child than a female child.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Mucho
This is most likely Why.

According to a recent report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) up to 50 million girls and women are missing from India' s population as a result of systematic gender discrimination in India. In most countries in the world, there are approximately 105 female births for every 100 males.

In India, there are less than 93 women for every 100 men in the population. The accepted reason for such a disparity is the practice of female infanticide in India, prompted by the existence of a dowry system which requires the family to pay out a great deal of money when a female child is married. For a poor family, the birth of a girl child can signal the beginning of financial ruin and extreme hardship.

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From the same link:

Diagnostic teams with ultrasound scanners which detect the sex of a child advertise with catchlines such as spend 600 rupees now and save 50,000 rupees later.

The implication is that by avoiding a girl, a family will avoid paying a large dowry on the marriage of her daughter. According to UNICEF, the problem is getting worse as scientific methods of detecting the sex of a baby and of performing abortions are improving.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: DaShen
It is happening with China as well. Stupid people aborting children for being the "wrong" gender. This is what they get. But of 'tards.

Countries where this practice occurs enough that it appears in news stories should not be considered modern day countries.

 

[2Dead]

Originally posted by: yowolabi
Studies say Hepatitis B is a large factor in the male to female ration.

Apparently having it makes you more likely to have a male child than a female child.

hmmm, i did not know that...

 

[sao123]

we should do this in the US...


uh... hey Bob. Can I rent your wife for a month?

 

[UlricT]

Please don't think this is common throughout India. Some places in north India are just fkked up. In my state (Kerala), females outnumber males.
http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/19/stories/2004021902120500.htm

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: sao123
we should do this in the US...


uh... hey Bob. Can I rent your wife for a month?

:laugh:

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: UlricT
Please don't think this is common throughout India. Some places in north India are just fkked up. In my state (Kerala), females outnumber males.
http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/19/stories/2004021902120500.htm

Interesting ... why is this? Imigration from other areas where women are treated like sh|t?

 

[MisterJackson]

This gives whole new meaning to the term "Cash cow".

 

[saymyname]

I think there's a market for girls over there. I'm gonna start an export business and start shipping them there. Gonna make billions!

-rubs hands together with evil grin and maniacal laugh-

 

[The Stigenator]

the problem is very true in the state of gujurat . otherwise there is no problem in india.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Mucho
This is most likely Why.

According to a recent report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) up to 50 million girls and women are missing from India' s population as a result of systematic gender discrimination in India. In most countries in the world, there are approximately 105 female births for every 100 males.

In India, there are less than 93 women for every 100 men in the population. The accepted reason for such a disparity is the practice of female infanticide in India, prompted by the existence of a dowry system which requires the family to pay out a great deal of money when a female child is married. For a poor family, the birth of a girl child can signal the beginning of financial ruin and extreme hardship.

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I read an article on the freakonomics guys page awhile back about that. There was some sort of genetic or dietary component that was largely responsibly for the disparity...however, it didn't account for all of the disparity and its likely the practice does go on, just not as prevelent as it would immediately seem.

Edit: Nevermind, yowolabi pointed it out. Its Hep B that was the other factor.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: UlricT
Please don't think this is common throughout India. Some places in north India are just fkked up. In my state (Kerala), females outnumber males.
http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/19/stories/2004021902120500.htm

Kerala has also a 98% literacy rate!!! 🙂 It is one of the most educated places in the world. I have friends from there, and I would love to visit before India becomes too industrialized. I have heard that the place is like a step into the past (an oasis), but with highly educated people there. :thumbsup: 🙂 Of course, I would only go with friends. No tourists traps for me.

 

[Aharami]

never heard anything like this when I was in India. But then again Im not from the part of India they are talking about