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Accessing the performance of GQAL in changing gender norms and behaviour
(BRAC University, 2012-09)
Diverging stories of son preference in South Asia: a comparison of India and Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012-11)
In Bangladesh, overall sex ratio has declined from 109.6 (males/females) in the
1950s to 100.3 in 2011. Unlike countries with female deficits, the improvement in
sex ratio has extended to the under‐5 age group. This has ...
Diverging Stories of “Missing Women” in South Asia: Is Son Preference Weakening in Bangladesh?
ABSTRACT: South Asia is a region characterized by a culture of son preference, severe discrimination against daughters, and excess levels of female mortality, leading to what Amartya Sen called the phenomenon of “missing ...
Diverging stories of “Missing Women” in South Asia: is son preference weakening in Bangladesh?
ABSTRACT: South Asia is a region characterized by a culture of son preference, severe discrimination against daughters, and excess levels of female mortality, leading to what Amartya Sen called the phenomenon of “missing ...