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Favouritism Towards Sons

Treating children equally

Two sisters’ apparent double suicide in central China recently highlights the tragic consequences of traditional favouritism shown to sons. A 17-year-old girl and her 10-year-old sister died in a double suicide after an argument with their 12-year-old brother over food. In a note written by the elder sister, the fight over the food with their brother was the last straw ...

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