Women's wellbeing and the sex ratio at birth: Some suggestive evidence from India
Women's wellbeing and the sex ratio at birth: Some suggestive evidence from India
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DOI：
10.1080/0022038042000218152
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Subramanian, S
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作者：
Jayaraj, D;Subramanian, S
人口性别比（SR）的下降通常被诊断为女性优势恶化的指标，而出生性别比（SRB）的下降（例如最近印度人口的情况）被诊断为很大程度上是由性别选择性杀胎现象引起的。在这篇文章中，我们研究了一个不那么险恶的假设的优点，即女性福祉的长期改善导致胎儿损耗率的性别中立减少，并通过这种途径，导致 SRB 的减少（从而导致人口总体 SR 的减少）。我们通过研究来自印度的证据来寻求对这一假设的支持。我们还讨论了这种推理对妇女福祉、发展的影响以及性别比下降的意义。
A declining sex ratio (SR) for a population has generally been diagnosed as an indicator of worsening female advantage, while a declining sex ratio at birth (SRB) - such as in the context of the Indian population over the recent past - has been diagnosed as being caused largely by the phenomenon of sex-selective foeticide. In this article, we examine the merits of a less sinister hypothesis in terms of which a secular improvement in women's wellbeing has led to a sex-neutral reduction in the rate of foetal wastage, and through that route, to a reduction in the SRB (and therefore in the overall SR of the population). We seek support for this hypothesis by examining evidence from India. We also discuss the implications of this line of reasoning for women's wellbeing, development and the significance of a declining sex ratio.