为什么生女胜生子？
<p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 68 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> 73 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Sons">Sons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favoured">favoured</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="patriarchal">patriarchal</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="imbalance">imbalance</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>?</p><p><span word="Daughters">Daughters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="data">data</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="results">results</span>, <span word="predicated">predicated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="preference">preference</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>?</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="favoured">favoured</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>.</p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="favoured">favoured</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="genders">genders</span>.</p><p><span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="favoured">favoured</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> 12:10 <span word="to">to</span> 11:10.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1999, 75% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2011, 66% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>.</p><p><span word="Globally">Globally</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span>...</p>
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