distorted, as there are more males than females. There is a disparate ratio of 118 male to every 100 female births above the global average, which is between 103/107 boys to every 100 girls. (Nagle, and Cooke) This reflects on Chinese families’ cultural/traditional preference of wanting a male, calling them “little emperors”. They are valued highly than females. Millions of female infants were born that have been aborted, neglected, abandoned, or died from infanticide. Some women were forcibly sterilized
Feminism: Not so Far-fetched Far too often the powerful concept of feminism is regarded ignorantly as misandristic (otherwise known as man-hating). Feminism has acquired an undeserved connotation of not representing equality between male and female genders, even though equality is what fundamental feminism believes in. Considerable thanks must be given to the men and women who helped, and continue to help, to establish western society as truly equitable. One woman had particular influence: Ms. Gloria