I previously wrote how census data show a preference for the birth of boys over girls by Americans of Chinese, Indian and Korean descent. Demographers said that they believe the statistics reflect not only a preference for male children, but a growing tendency for these families to embrace sex-selection techniques, like in vitro fertilization and [...]
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A new website that focuses specifically on men’s involvement in feminism has been launched. XY Online is maintained by Dr. Michael Flood, who has a research background in gender, violence against women, and men’s health and sexuality. XY’s goal is cited as: XY is a pro-feminist website. It is guided above all by a commitment to [...]
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In a front page article on June 15, the New York Times reports that an article by professors Lena Edlund and Douglas Almond of Columbia University finds that census data show that, in the United States, there is a preference for the birth of boys over girls by Americans of Chinese, Indian and Korean descent. [...]
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