The sky falls in on China?
Friday, January 08, 2010
This mantra for equality was actualised by way of legislation and emphasis on the social advancement of women. Post Mao China however is experiencing a reversal of this policy position.
China under reform has witnessed spectacular economic progress resulting in the overall socio-economic lifting of the Chinese population. Amidst this splendour however, lurks a disturbing phenomena - that of overall negative population growth of women. Current estimations indicate that China has 40- 50 million "missing girls". Missing girls essentially refers to girl children who were projected to be born but never were, and/or died in infancy.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...