What does gynecide mean?
Gynecide means Alternative form of gynocide..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of gynocide..
The technology of sex preselection enables people, particularly men, to act on their biases against women; it is not an exaggeration to regard the potential results as a form of gynecide – that is, a wrongful form of sexual discrimination that reduces the relative number of females.
So though there is nothing here to indicate any widespread gynecide, there does seem to be an assumption that women will be trying to have male children.
The pressure to reduce these practices will almost certainly increase, if only because governments have finally done the demographic arithmetic and realized that gynecide today means unruly bachelors tomorrow […].
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Gynecide means Alternative form of gynocide..
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The technology of sex preselection enables people, particularly men, to act on their biases against women; it is not an exaggeration to regard the potential results as a form of gynecide – that is, a wrongful form of sexual discrimination that reduces the relative number of females.
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