Gender-Biased Sex Selection in South Korea, India and Vietnam

Laura Rahm is Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Sociology at the Center for Population and Development (CEPED). She specializes in public policies and programs against son preference, gender-biased sex selection and other harmful practices. Her recent publications appeared in Population and Development Review, Critique Internationale, and Men and Masculinities Journal. Laura holds a Masters in International Relations from the University of Passau and a PhD in Political Sociology and Demography from Sorbonne University Paris. She serves as a consultant and trainer in the first Global Programme to Prevent Son Preference and Gender-biased Sex Selection carried out by UNFPA with funding from the EU.

• 1. Gender-Biased Sex Selection in Asia: Motives, Methods, Magnitudes.- 2. History and Theory of Public Policies against Sex Selection.- 3. Methodology.- 4. South Korea.- 5. India.- 6. Vietnam.- 7. Cross-Country Comparison: Policies, Patterns and Processes.- 8. General Conclusion: Limited Evidence that Policies Normalize SRB.