We cheered when we saw this billboard. There is a growing public awareness in India regarding the rights of girls and women. Abortion of girl babies is widespread. In many rural households girls receive less food than boys, are routinely abused, and are denied the social and educational opportunities their brothers may enjoy. After marriage a woman's role is often not much better than a domestic slave. Thankfully these attitudes are changing among the urban educated classes, and even rural families are more inclined to allow their girls to complete a few years of school.
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