At the Heart of Sex Selection, a Preference for Boys
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At the Heart of Sex Selection, a Preference for Boys
calendar_today16 January 2012
Sex-ratio imbalances remain throughtout numerous Asian countries, including in Viet Nam, shown here. Some regions within countries, however, have leveled off to normal range. Photo: KIBAE PARK/UN PHOTO
A 16-day international effort to end violence against women and girls started Nov. 25. Here, a girl tends her family's shop in the Philippines. Photo: Joe Penney