Ever wondered how the sex ratio of 1 female for 1 male gets maintained in most of the species? Well, that's the beauty of natural selection. This is very much important for monogamous species like human beings so that one gender doesn't get wild on the other sexually. Without any artificial manipulation like infanticide, gender conversion, etc, nature will always continue to establish the balance of 1:1 among dioecious species (one's with male and female organisms). So for example, if a generation ends up having more males naturally, nature will balance it with more females by genetically favoring and strengthening them in the course of the time thus maintaining the ratio very close to 1:1 always. That's the science part of it.
Now, did disturbing this balance by Indian ancestors artificially (by female infanticide in previous generations) is causing more sexual harassment against women in India recently? Well, the data suggests that it is one of the factors. Top 5 Indian states in terms of 'reported' rape cases in 2011 had a poor sex ratio against female with less than the average of India which is 95 female for every 100 male. On the contrary, Kerala, in spite of a favorable sex ratio on female with 108 female for every 100 male is still seventh is the list of Indian states with highest rape cases. So, proper sex ratio is just one part of the puzzle and there are many more social evils that are to be tackled for this problem. The solution? Death penalty is a reactive and superficial solution to this problem and may be, middle east countries with even poorer sex ratio against female, having cruel punishments against female sexual harassment is helping them. However, eradication of female infanticide and gender based abortion (in rural areas too), co-education, respecting and treating both genders equally from mind, etc are much more holistic and proactive solutions to this problem and thus tackling at the root level. Only these would tame the animal in human to avoid the insane and impulsive crimes in the name of sex and saving more Daminis of Delhi in future.
Now, did disturbing this balance by Indian ancestors artificially (by female infanticide in previous generations) is causing more sexual harassment against women in India recently? Well, the data suggests that it is one of the factors. Top 5 Indian states in terms of 'reported' rape cases in 2011 had a poor sex ratio against female with less than the average of India which is 95 female for every 100 male. On the contrary, Kerala, in spite of a favorable sex ratio on female with 108 female for every 100 male is still seventh is the list of Indian states with highest rape cases. So, proper sex ratio is just one part of the puzzle and there are many more social evils that are to be tackled for this problem. The solution? Death penalty is a reactive and superficial solution to this problem and may be, middle east countries with even poorer sex ratio against female, having cruel punishments against female sexual harassment is helping them. However, eradication of female infanticide and gender based abortion (in rural areas too), co-education, respecting and treating both genders equally from mind, etc are much more holistic and proactive solutions to this problem and thus tackling at the root level. Only these would tame the animal in human to avoid the insane and impulsive crimes in the name of sex and saving more Daminis of Delhi in future.
So, India should become a country where a girl is safe inside the womb to make her safe outside too.
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