[xJones]

You read about this all the time in India, and also in Pakistan. Daughters aren't valued, sons are. But in neighboring China, sons are always of prime importance and with the enforcement of "one child per family only" laws, the Chinese are facing a very serious imbalance in their young male-female (of marriageable age) ratio in the near future since the average Chinese couple wants a son.

India has a surplus of unwanted females, China has a growing lack of females, maybe they should start trade negotiations.

[VeritatisSplendor]

The dowries in India do not imply a surplus of women - abortion, infanticide and neglect of little girls have killed off many.

Mrs VS

[Mamzelle]

Actually, I think India is headed in the same direction as China, because there are many abortions of female babies.