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East: Hidden Gender

on BBC Two England

In India, it is estimated that 30 million females are lost from the population - victims of infanticide or the new practice of gender abortion. Tonight's programme reports on the disturbing results of cultural pressure on Asian women in Britain to have sons.
Tasneem Siddiqi reveals the violence towards mothers and the damaging psychological effects on women. Evidence from an alarming report reveals that the suicide rate for young Asian women is more than double the national average. Writer and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai-Brown pleads for the prejudice against women to end.
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Contributors

Reporter:
Tasneem Siddiqi
Speaker:
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Producer:
Isobel Rowley
Series Producer:
Mike Finlason

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