Hmm, I've never heard about more girls dying due to poor treatment. Do you have the statistics you mentioned? I am assuming that most of these deaths are happening before the age of ten, when children are most vulnerable?
Most of the female friends who came from China were actually treated very well; one of them was given a male name (reflecting her father's desire for a male), and was encouraged to read books about scientists, politics etc. at a very young age. On the other hand, I know a girl who was born in North America with a Chinese background whose mother discourages her from being a doctor (seen as a male profession).
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Date: 2004-05-01 06:11 pm (UTC)Most of the female friends who came from China were actually treated very well; one of them was given a male name (reflecting her father's desire for a male), and was encouraged to read books about scientists, politics etc. at a very young age. On the other hand, I know a girl who was born in North America with a Chinese background whose mother discourages her from being a doctor (seen as a male profession).