Daughter deficit--development and discrimination against women

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/magazine/23FOB-idealab-t.html?ref=world

Major points:
Mechanisms through which economic development (better education, wealthier households, more power of women in families) could make things worse:
* Lower birth rates--births of daughters got even more serious;
* Technologies could help to discriminate the girls: abortions after ultra-sonic tests;
* Higher education and income levels generate more resources, development offers new opportunities to discriminate against living girls.

--> Overall, development equalizes gender, among other things, but it is important to push for changes in values too.

I am sure many women economists have contributed to this article. I am never interested in these. Nevertheless, it is interesting stuff.