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It was discussed as a book about the consequences of the skewed male-to-female birth ratio in Asia, particularly in China, due to sex-selective abortions and other factors.
When Vistendahl first moved to China in 2004, she noticed something strange.
— Episode: 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making
Episode: 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making
It was discussed as a book about the consequences of the skewed male-to-female birth ratio in Asia, particularly in China, due to sex-selective abortions and other factors.
When Vistendahl first moved to China in 2004, she noticed something strange.
The fact that you could go to a school and look at a classroom in an elementary school usually, and you just see many more boys than girls.
I am a Beijing-based correspondent with Science Magazine and the author of Unnatural Selection, Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men.