Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Voice of America: Vietnam Mulls Cash Handouts to Families with Daughters

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Vietnam Mulls Cash Handouts to Families with Daughters
Mar 19th 2013, 23:54

When we walk into Tran Trinh's house, she is lying in a pea-green hammock, breastfeeding her 8-month-old child. Having replaced her job in accounting with that of full-time mom, Trinh rarely leaves home. She dedicates most of her time to Minh - a daughter who, a year ago, she had hoped would be a boy.   Trinh, 32, loves her daughter now, but had wanted a son because her first child had turned out to be a girl, too. "For Asians, we think each family should have at least one son," she ...

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