Gendercide is a term referring to the elimination of a sex through selective abortion, infanticide, neglect and abuse. Most of the time, the male is preferred. United Nations specialists estimate that there are two hundred million girls missing in the world today. To give a general figure, they explain that people practicing gendercide in China and India eliminate more girls each year than the number of girls born in America. Overall, they describe the phenomenon as the largest holocaust in human history. We can see this phenomenon happening in different countries in Asia. In fact, China and India top the charts when it comes to skewed sex ratios at birth. They are also the most populated countries in the world. They are followed by Nepal and Vietnam for the practice of sex selection. Other examples are Pakistan and Bangladesh, where they have started using medical technology to determine the sex of the unborn child. Worldwide, the average birth rate is approximately one hundred and five males for every one hundred females. The natural predominance of males is explained by the fact that they are more susceptible to diseases early in life. Female babies are considered healthier and generally reach puberty more easily. And by the time they all reach childbearing age, the ratio is one to one. This ratio becomes problematic when it approaches one hundred and eight boys for every one hundred girls. Beyond this figure, it is reasonable to assume that serious problems await us. When we look at the number of countries suspected of practicing sexicide, we see rates of up to one hundred and twenty boys for every one hundred girls. This multi-year numerical imbalance represents...... middle of paper ...... over the last few decades they have managed to reverse the imbalance. Men from the upper classes will find it easier to find a partner than those from the poor classes. Generally speaking, wealthy people in all societies do not have to struggle too much to get married. This is an even stronger reality in regions where there is a shortage of women. Disadvantaged men in rural areas are less likely to find a wife. If the first child is a boy and the gender preference is respected, it seems less problematic to have a little girl as a second child. If the first children are girls, the pressure to have a boy is greater; so you are more likely to practice gender selection. If you have money and security in your old age, you don't need a son to take care of you. If you can save money, you are less likely to have a boy because you are financially secure.