From Albania to Vietnam, fewer and fewer girls are being born. While we are quick to point to patriarchial traditions to explain the phenomenon, we tend to overlook one important aspect of the problem: recently introduced technology that makes what journalist Mara Hvistendahl dubs "Unnatural Selection."
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Mara Hvistendahl, writer and journalist based in Beijing, author of Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men
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