Sex ratios at birth rose sharply in the South Caucasus countries after 1991, but recent data indicate that this trend … long been substantially urbanized and gender-equitable in public life — factors associated with declines in sex …

Sex ratios at birth rose sharply in the South Caucasus countries after 1991, but recent data indicate that this trend … long been substantially urbanized and gender-equitable in public life-factors associated with declines in sex …

sex-selective abortions, the fertility decisions of Armenian, Georgian, and Azeri parents living in Russia in the late … that the observed increase in the sex ratio at birth in the Caucasus since the end of the Soviet Union at least partially …

preference on fertility behaviour in Pakistan, accurate measurement of the forms this gender bias can take is necessary to … measure of son preference called 'gender preferences at birth' (GPB) is presented. GPB combines stated fertility preferences … wellbeing', and 'gender equality' by 2030. It is thus important to investigate son preference to inform policy-makers of the …

Sex ratio at birth, the number of boys born for every 100 girls, has increased in the South Caucasus in the past … Caucasus countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to inform and propose policy options. The findings highlight the causes … improving trend, the higher-than-expected ratio of male to female births reveals underlying gender inequality in the region …

, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender … fetuses. We investigate their impact on son-biased fertility stopping behavior, parental investments in girls relative to boys …