A gender revolution is silently under way in Indias northwestern state of Rajasthan as expectant parents reject the long-standing practice of aborting female foetuses...Faced with an alarmingly skewed ratio of boys to girls, villagers in the dusty and arid region surrounding Jaipur, the state’s capital, are turning their backs on female foeticide rooted in cultural tradition. Led by visionary village heads, they are now celebrating the birth of girls by planting trees - linking environmentalism and gender activism in what experts are calling eco-feminism. - Al Jazeera English What do you think of this effort?
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 19:58:27 +0000
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