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DJ @Daljinder (23193) • Bangalore, India 23 Jan 16

I wanted to be a doctor I was told I was off my rocker “Money is not grown on trees” “Who is going to pay your fees?” “We are saving for your brother” “Oh girl, you shouldn’t even bother” I wanted to join politics But was...

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Girls being married off at 8 and 10

Margaret Mwangi @Missmwngi (12915) • Nairobi, Kenya 16 Nov 15

Girl child issues have a long way to go before they can all be solved. It is hard to believe that at this age a parent can marry off her daughter at age of 8 or 10 to a man old enough to be her grandfather. This happens in the...

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marriage

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Is Dowry in India the cause for decline in girl to boy ratio??

MANISH K RAO @mkrnex (785) • Bangalore, India 18 Sep 15

I have seen the parents of the girl who are economically challenged struggle to marry their daughter.As they have to arrange a hefty sum for groom's side known as "dowry"!!.It ranges from thousands to lakhs to even crores...

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Gender Discrimination

SHOHANA @SHOHANA (16093) • Bangladesh 15 Sep 15

Our country is under developed and here still the gender discrimination arise and the girl child treated badly in society though its now not live before worse but its still exist what about your country?

gender discrimination

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So I'm Sitting down eating some cereal this morning..

Rosekitty @Rosekitty (19368) • San Marcos, Texas 7 Sep 15

and I turn on the tv... it shows this program about Skip one..which got my interest... Turns out it is about a woman who sponsored 2 children in Africa and wanted to find out if her money each month did go to those kids So she...

skip to help someone

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do you treat your girl child and boy child in the same manner?

ksmita @ksmita (513) • India 4 Mar 10

hi. in india , many parents wish for boy child as they think boy will take care of them at old age and grow their ancestral family name further. wish for boy is so strong that many parents kill the baby girl as soon as they take...

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Women are getting more beautiful

bhanusb @bhanusb (5709) • India 29 Jul 09

Women are getting more and more beautiful.Recently in an Indian TV talk show it was said that now a girl child is more beautiful than her mother. But in case of boy children it's not happening.Former Miss World Aishwaria Rai and...

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more beautiful

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Where girl children are unwanted

bhanusb @bhanusb (5709) • India 1 Jul 09

India is a country of varieties. It's a multi racial country. Hindus,Muslims,Christians,Buddhists,Jews and people of nature worshiper live together there.India is an old civilized country. There are many centuries old...

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india

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Partiality shown by parents to girl child

kadalpura_1987 @kadalpura_1987 (15) • India 14 Apr 09

Hi, This might be a normal discussion for people in western world.But,I hope people in asian countries would understand the feelings behind the discussion.I have noted in news papers and the media that killing of girl child has...

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inequality

women

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Girl or woman is not secured

nandinim @nandinim (96) • India 18 Mar 08

how much secure you find a girl child or woman in this society?If its a daugter , parents are always worried about her till she is matured to decide about her,after marriage husbands are worried and in tension. At every stage they...

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Why this “DISCRIMINATION “ towards girls?

subathra @subathra (3519) • India 24 Oct 07

This is a topic put to discussion since India got independence but so far no solution found for this burning issue. There was a time girls in India kept in houses without sending to school but now time has changed and at present...

discrimination

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marriage proposal

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how many of u ?

medicsrep @medicsrep (130) • India 23 Aug 07

mylotians specially female catagory how many time u went for abortion? why ? is ur baby was a girl child ? is that child is not grwing properly? or suddenly u starts bleding. or any oter reason?

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lack of growth

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sexuiality

amoltilave @amoltilave (20) • India 24 May 07

"SEXUALITY" is the word taken as a taboo in some countries and discuseed openly in some. This depends on the attitude of the parents and the child in which way he or she is asking the parents. But I do think it is the complete...

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male child importance

sexuality

which child do you prefer, boy or girl?

buchi_bulla @Buchi_bulla (8298) • India 11 May 07

I like both the children, boy and girl. Each experience of bringing them up is different. But usually people say that girl children show more affection towards their parents than boy children. Once married, boy gives more...

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preference

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Cause of concern

mansha @mansha (6298) • India 3 Apr 07

"Mei-ming has lain this way for 10 days now: tied up in urine-soaked blankets, scabs of dried mucus growing across her eyes, her face shrinking to a skull, malnutrition slowly shrivelling her two-year old body. The orphanage staff...

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Killing of Girl Child??

gloria777 @gloria777 (1674) • India 12 Mar 07

Latest studies reveals that around 1 crore girl child are being killed by abortion & other means by parents in India. Is it really difficult to bring up a girl child. How can we remove this attitude towards girls?

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abortion of girls

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Girl Child- why the bias against her

normanlewisword @normanlewisword (242) • India 3 Mar 07

In developing countries in Asia and Africa there is a social bias against the girl child. Newborn girls are left to die in dust bins or fed to the dogs!!! You rarely find a girl child being the eldest in the family for this very...

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girl child

sandipdas @sandipdas (31) • India 22 Jan 07

why some people do not tsking a gil child in their life?

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Whome you like - girl child or boy child

odiabiz @odiabiz (30) • India 9 Dec 06

In present day scenario parents opt for boy child and against having a girl child. It will cause inbalance in gender balance of population in future and create social problem.When we advocate for equality between men and...

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gender

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