Why are daughters less important than boys?

It is awful because no parents should love their child more or less because of its gender. I've actually read about this happening in alot of cultures. It is wrong but it is how they are raised. Boys have always been stronger and capable of doing more in the eyes of society. They carry on the family name and they are usually the breadwinners. I'm actually doing paper on this for one of my classes so actually this topic is really helpful.

I HAVE KNOWN THAT FOR YEARS.In my so called 'FAMILY" the 35 yr drunk.who never left the house for to get to town to get his 5 cases for the week.I"M out on the tractor baling,fencing,moving cattle,etc.BUT in the end the S.O.B. ENDS UP WITH IT ALL !! MY SIS AND I 'HAD TO BUY'.!!!Yep he's the laughing idiot of the county,and people just laugh at his antics,for they 'KNOW' how screwed we got it.I'ts kinda funny that they don't have any friends,never have made,or the fair book not once has mentioned them ever!!!!!!!!!

daughters are just as important as boys, if you saw that in a magazine, whoever wrote it is ignorant.

This is very much a chinese thinking. The chinese believe the boys carry their surname and pass it down to his son to continue the lineage. While girls are not view important because once they get married they no longer carry the family name but instead assume the husband's surname. To me that sounds a bit unfair too.

I think it depends on the culture. But I also think that it depends on the family, and situation..

That is absolutely not fair. A daughter can give as much as a son can. And now a days, not many people change their name after they get married, or keep both family names. Yes, a girl's priorities do change after marriage and she has two families to love and care for. But as long as this is because there is more love to go around. No one is left out. It is very unfair to say that boys are the best. Parents who ignore their daughters tend to get the same from their daughter in laws.

It's very cruel.It's more prominent here in India.In many states,Dowry system still prevails where a girl's family has to give money and jeweleries to the boy's family.So, the poorer people are committing female homicide by aborting if the baby is a girl child. More soever,as you said,boys are given more importance as they carry their father's names and they carry their family lineage.