According to a new study, men could outnumber women due to gender imbalance caused by sex-selective abortions and "cultural preferences" towards boys. The BMJ global health research found that female baby abortions worldwide had led to 45 million births to disappear between 1970 to 2017.

Men could outnumber women due to practices like sex-selective abortion, says study

Common perception dictates that the southern states of India are more progressive in comparison to their northern counterparts when it comes to women empowerment.

Sex Ratio in South India plunges, raises concern

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Men could outnumber women due to practices like sex-selective abortion, says study

Sex Ratio in South India plunges, raises concern