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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • Thousands of women are killed in dowry disputes each year, despite the practice being banned in 1961

    This makes it sound like the murder was legal until '61 but that’s when dowry was banned.

    The study also points to sex-selective abortion becoming more prevalent as a way of avoiding future debt, citing how India’s 2001 census revealed a skewed child sex ratio, with a national average of 927 girls for every 1,000 boys. In one part of Punjab, the number of girls declined to 754 for every 1,000 boys.

    Another society inflicting lasting damage on itself due to antiquated gender roles. Sad to see.