Selective Versus Generalized Gender Bias in Childhood Health and Nutrition
Evidence from India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4120357 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sowmya Rajan (Duke University), Philip Morgan, S Philip Morgan (0009-0003-2269-5368, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-255 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/padr.12132 |
| PMID | 29887650 |
| OpenAlex | W2791537082 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 35 |
We use data from India's National Family Health Survey (conducted in 1992-93, 1998-99, and 2005-06) to study gender discrimination across India among children aged 0-35 months. We focus on four measures of parental investment: (1) immunization, (2) received medical treatment for acute respiratory infection (ARI), (3) breastfed beyond 17 months, and (4) severe stunting. We contrast generalized discrimination that affects all daughters (vs. sons) with selective discrimination that posits enhanced discrimination among daughters who have sisters. We test which form of discrimination dominates and whether their effects are reinforcing. The main finding from this study is consistent and straightforward: daughters face discrimination relative to sons regardless of sibling composition and at both low and high birth orders. Further, net of general discrimination against daughters, we find little evidence of selective gender discrimination by birth order or sibling composition
Content (measure theory · Environmental health · Gender bias · Birth, Development, and Health · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Global Maternal and Child Health · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 2.17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |