2. • Female infanticide is the intentional
killing of infant girls.
• In addition to the active methods
undertaken to eliminate baby girls
soon after birth, neglect and
discrimination leading to death and
sex-selective abortion are also means
by which many female children die
each year.
• These phenomena are most prevalent
in patriarchal societies in which the
status of women is low and a
preference for sons is built into the
cultural ideology.
• Female infanticide cuts across all
social and economic boundaries.
• Thus, the practice involves a wide
range of location-specific and
3. • “Killing of an
entirely
dependent child
under “one year
of age” who is
killed by mother,
parents or others
in whose care the
child is
entrusted”.
4. What: The deliberate killing of a girl child.
Who: Girl children who are born in societies
where
poverty, overpopulation, and
male biases are prevalent.
Where: In regions where poverty and
overpopulation are prevalent. It
predominantly occurs in
societies where girl children are not
viewed as economically advantageous.
Why: Lineage, Income, Dowry, Protection,
Government