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It could turn around. Fewer women will mean that your daughter will be able to choose from a pool of single men and perhaps choose the richest one. If your fami
by honm 16y ago
It could turn around. Fewer women will mean that your daughter will be able to choose from a pool of single men and perhaps choose the richest one. If your family is poor, it can benefit from this.
I think India should be more concerned about its overpopulation than about single men, if anything having skewed sex ratios will help her reduce overpopulation in the long term.
- iwwr 16y agoRich men may find it difficult (socially) to chose a bride below their social class/caste and traditionally the daughter's parents have to pay the hefty dowry. But either way, it's generally the choice of the parents and not the bride or groom.
- billpg 16y ago"have to"? I'm cheerfully imagining a conversation between myself and someone wanting a dowry for marrying my hypothetical daughter.
- metageek 16y agoFrom the article: >Women in India are sometimes permitted, even encouraged, to “marry up” into a higher income bracket or caste, so richer men find it easier to get a bride.
- mhb 16y agoYou would think. But the article says You might have thought that scarcity would lead to girls being valued more highly, but this is not happening.