Behavior
Why Girls Are Coming Back in Some Asian Countries after Neglect
Traditions that favor sons in Asia—resulting in millions of dead or neglected girls—have started to change
Monica Das Gupta is a research professor at the University of Maryland's sociology department and is a former senior demographer for the World Bank. Credit: Nick Higgins
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