In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls(1) are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.

Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.

The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.

Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl! explores the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.

The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice.

Having a daughter in a post-industrial society is actually easier on you since women seem to do better in school. In our modern society, success is correlated with education. With the exception of engineering, most academic fields are dominated by women.

In the past, sons were useful because they had the physical strength to hunt, farm, and protect the family. Those male advantages don't mean as much in the modern world. Regardless people should just focus on having healthy children.

Dr. Rajendra Kale says the problem of female feticide in Canada is relatively small compared to countries such as India and China where the practice happens “by the millions.” But, he adds, research has shown female feticide is undoubtedly happening in Canada — and therefore rules should be put in place to stop the “evil” practice.

Jyotika Hussain, 29, is seen playing with her daughter, Inaaya (8 months) in their Mississauga home. Jyotika wanted to find out the sex of her baby when she was pregnant to plan clothes and the nursery colours, but an ultra-sound technician either couldn't or wouldn't tell her the sex of the baby.

Good on that ultra-sound technition. Anyone with a South Asian or Chinese name should be told to GTFO.

For once, racial profiling and discrimination is appropriate!

Good on that ultra-sound technition. Anyone with a South Asian or Chinese name should be told to GTFO.

For once, racial profiling and discrimination is appropriate!

Trailer to an upcoming documentary about the practice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=ISme5-9orR0





When I have children, I'll have no gender preferences. All I'd want is for my child to be perfectly healthy (i.e. no deformities, no diseases, good genes, etc).

Having a daughter in a post-industrial society is actually easier on you since women seem to do better in school. In our modern society, success is correlated with education. With the exception of engineering, most academic fields are dominated by women.

In the past, sons were useful because they had the physical strength to hunt, farm, and protect the family. Those male advantages don't mean as much in the modern world. Regardless people should just focus on having healthy children.

That's silly. In China's case, female infanticide is because of the one-child policy. Even with a preference for a son, they might decide to have babies until they get a son rather than killing the baby in places outside of China.