How serious can son preference be?

The preference for boys over girls is a traditional concept of gender discrimination, which was once very serious in the history of our country. The following are some of the severity of son preference:

Fertility pressure: Some families put too much pressure on women's fertility in order to have boys. This may lead to illegal sex identification and selective abortion of pregnant women, thus leading to a decline in the birth rate of baby girls.

Family status: In a patriarchal family, the status of women is usually lower than that of men. They may be treated unfairly, including unequal educational resources, family property and life care.

Educational discrimination: The concept of giving preference to boys leads to the reduction of family investment in women's education, which may make women lose the opportunity to improve their ability and further aggravate gender discrimination.

Marriage pressure: Women are considered to rely on marriage to gain economic and social status. Therefore, they may be discriminated against in the marriage market, forced to get married or accept unhappy marriages.

Workplace discrimination: In job hunting and career development, women may be treated unfairly because of their gender, which makes it difficult to be promoted in the workplace.

Social concept: In some areas, people think that men have higher social values, which may lead to discrimination against women in social interaction, making friends and family life.

Influence of traditional culture: The traditional culture in some areas has strengthened the concept of son preference, such as the concept of "marrying a woman with a man", which makes women in a subordinate position in family and marriage life.

Discrimination by laws and regulations: Some countries and regions even allow discrimination against women, such as depriving women of inheritance and custody.

With the development of the times, our government and society have deeply reflected and corrected the phenomenon of son preference. Through the improvement of laws and regulations, publicity and education and social practice, this phenomenon has been improved to some extent. However, it needs long-term efforts to completely eliminate the concept of son preference.