Global: Hidden gendercide

According to UN estimates, the difference between the biological norm of 100 newborn girls to every 103 newborn boys and the number of women actually living leaves millions of women 'missing'. This demographic phenomenon may be due to: selective abortion and infanticide; less food and medical attention, as compared to males; and sexual offenders, 'honour killings', and domestic violence. This sustained 'deficit' of between 100 to 200 million women implies that 1.5 to 3 million women and girls die because of their gender each year.