The Curse of Being a Girl: Cultural Biases and Poverty Impacting Girls in India, Pakistan, and China.

👶 The preference for male children and the practice of female infanticide is still prevalent in India, Pakistan, and China, leading to a significant gender imbalance.

🚫👧 In rural areas of India, the killing of newborn girls continues due to societal pressures, traditions, superstitions, and poverty.

👩‍👧 Organizations like 'Tierra de Hombres' work towards preventing infanticide by providing support, education, and assistance to vulnerable families.

👶 Babies, mostly girls, are frequently abandoned due to poverty and cultural biases against daughters.

📷 An organization finds and documents thousands of abandoned baby bodies, hoping to raise awareness.

🏠 Efforts are made to provide a safe space for abandoned girls and change societal attitudes towards them.

👧🗣️ The prevalence of gender-selective abortions in northern India is causing a significant decline in the number of girls.

🩺💰 Selective abortion has become a lucrative underground market organized by wealthy doctors and parents.

👩‍👧‍👧💔 Indian women face immense societal pressure to have male children, leading to violence against themselves and their daughters.

🇨🇳 China is facing a shortage of girls due to feticide and the one-child policy.

🏠 The Chinese government is implementing a program to provide support and opportunities for girls.

🌍 The absence of women in China and India is leading to social and economic challenges.

👩‍👧‍👧 The video depicts the harsh reality of gender-based violence and infanticide towards girls in certain communities.

💔 Mothers face immense pressure and are compelled to participate in the killings of their own daughters to conform to societal traditions.

🚫 Non-profit organization Tierra de Hombres works to save girls from infanticide, providing support, healthcare, and education.

In China, there is a shortage of women due to gender-selective abortions and the preference for male children.

In India, the dowry system and poverty lead to the abandonment and mistreatment of girls.

In Pakistan, poverty and societal ignorance contribute to the neglect and abandonment of newborn girls.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The absence of women in certain regions of India and China is causing societal and personal struggles for men, including loneliness, violence, and depression.

🏠 Government programs providing housing and financial assistance to families with only daughters are attempting to address the issue and change societal attitudes towards the importance of having girls.

👩‍👧‍👧 Women in these regions are advocating for change, challenging traditional gender roles, and working to create a society where girls and women are valued and protected.