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World Service,23 Jul 2004,23 mins

Gender Inbalance In Asia

Everywoman

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How will the ongoing gender imbalance affect the populations of India and China in the long term, where boys are traditionally seen as a blessing, and girls a burden? Who are all these boys going to marry? What does the future hold? Also on the programme: What do the men of the motorbike world think of the girl bikers in Italy?

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