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Regardless of all the positive social progresses developed for women in India such as increased visibility in the public range, participation of women in the workforce and lower fertility rates. Gender discrimination not only endures but also has seen little to no decrease. Especially in India were Cultural preferences for the male child has lead to social and gender injustices against the girl child. As this problem still perseveres in our modern society the only ways to understand, analysis and explain this obstacle is by knowing the cause, the consequence and the options that encompasses this dilemma. As such, it is not only important to understand why such discrimination exists in India but as well as what it has done to the country and methods this south Asian government can use to respond to this enormous gender problem.

There are many reasons as to why a gender injustice is so prominent in India. The practice of dowries, the neglect of children, the sex-selective abortions technology and woman abuse are just a few of the many reasons India has created a cultural preference towards boys.

The birth of a girl can causes many hardships for unprivileged families in developing countries. Families resources are often strained by any child when there is barely enough food to eat and in areas where dowry is exercised the financial drain of a daughter can feel even more difficult.. This practice also endangers youth girls and women: A new bride can be at the mercy of her new relatives should they determine that her dowry is not to their taste. It is estimated by UNICEF that an average of 5,000 Indian women are killed in dowry-related incidents each year.

Poverty-stricken families who see their daughters as an economic dilemma a...

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...is and the possible effect it could have on a International level.

By pointing out the many components of how the cultural favoritism of the male child has lead to social injustices towards the female child in India. The perception of the issue can be assessed and understood for other societies and cultures to avoid finding themselves in a similar case. As said this dilemma is far from being solved, discussed and questioned. The gender discrimination in India will not solve itself if no action is taken by the Indian government or a third party country/organization. As such it is not only mandatory for they’re to be many enquiries on the subject but also that there is a action plan presented to deal with the problem. As long as there is no action taken on reducing the gender injustice against girls, India as a country, will never be able to end their poverty cycle.