Gender disappointment still divides families and is sometimes perpetuated by mothers who experienced it themselves, straining relations between parents and children — especially girls.
"My ambition was never a priority to her, only marriage," the 30-year-old from Sydney, who asked to use a pseudonym, told the ABC.The reason? Her mother was the target of intense " gender disappointment " — and so was Amara.
For some, deeply-held cultural assumptions about the roles of boys and girls can intensify those feelings of disappointment, especially in contexts where it has been traditionally more beneficial economically to have a boy. According to a report by the Washington-based International Center for Research on Women, the reasons sons are preferred over daughters in India are multifaceted.
"We are also not used to seeing other South Asian women in positions of power or pursuing non-traditional paths, so it's not as normalised," she said.
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