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Gender imbalance of 1.38 million males forecast by 2026

Vietnam is forecast to face a severe gender imbalance by 2026, with an excess of 1.38 million males, according to the General Statistics Office.
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Tra Vinh (VNA) - Vietnam is forecast to face a severe gender imbalance by 2026, withan excess of 1.38 million males, according to the General Statistics Office.

Speaking at arecent workshop involving nearly 200 women and collaborators in populationaffairs in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, Dr Mai Xuan Phuong, DeputyDirector of the General Office for Population and Family Planning’sCommunication-Education Division, said the imbalance has been on the rise andwill be sustained in the years to come, with the sex ratio at birth increasingin both urban and rural areas.

Phuong attributedthe situation to a number of factors, including a preference for boys, inefficientsocial security policies, and the advent of sex-selective technology. Sexselective abortion is a pressing issue now and will be into the future, hestressed.

The consequencesof having too many males and a shortage of females of marrying and childbearingage, and of discrimination and sexual violence, are far-reaching.

The implementationof population policies and awareness-raising campaigns are key to resolving theissue, Phuong added./.
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