Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Gendercide at a Glance - China
        Throughout history, women have faced the injustices of discrimination and sexism in every country.  In China, however, the extent of these injustices are turned violent, taking the forming of a practice called gendercide.  In Chinese gendercide, female infants and fetuses are killed either before birth or directly afterwards.  The offenders justify their actions with the laws of Chinese tradition, the males' physical advantages, and as results of China's infamous one-child policy.  Through this violence, China not only effects its female population but also its society as a whole.  Sex ratios in China are violently unbalanced compared to the common norm worldwide, with many more males than females.  The biased, horrific practice of gendercide in China has been proven as a virus to other countries and China itself.  Do your part, and advocate for the female victims of prejudiced violence everywhere, especially in China.  Give these women the power to stand up to their oppressors and break free from their cages of social injustice. 

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