Still no son? Speed up - Son preference and birth spacing in Pakistan
Javed, R. & Mughal, M.
(17 January 2022)
Still no son? Speed up - Son preference and birth spacing in Pakistan.
South Asia @ LSE.
Sex-specific birth-spacing is one potential manifestation of the disproportionate preference for sons in traditional Asian societies. Dr Rashid Javed and Dr Mazhar Mughal discuss their research evidence from Pakistan to show that Pakistani women attempt to conceive again soon after a girl is born. They argue that the subsequent shorter birth intervals lead to ... Continued
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 21 Mar 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114224 |