Non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can determine the sex of the fetus very accurately and
very early in gestation. There are concerns that the ease, timing, and accuracy of NIPT sex …

This paper reviews the most recent literature on the fertility of migrant populations in Europe.
In a systematic review of 21 peer-reviewed journals, we found that the literature has focused …

In many democracies, gender differences in voter turnout have narrowed or even reversed.
Yet, it appears that women participate more in some circumstances and men in others. Here …

What happens when citizens from societies with strong son preference culture migrate to
countries in which preference for having a child of each sex prevails? Using data from …

Background The naturally occurring male-to-female (M/F) ratio at birth is 1.05. Higher ratios
found primarily in countries across Asia have been attributed to prenatal sex selection due to …

Intermarriage between immigrants and native individuals highlights the need to study
childbearing as a joint decision of couples, because fertility preferences are likely to differ for …

BACKGROUND A plethora of emergent literature is investigating the prevalence of gender
preferences among immigrant communities in Western industrialized countries. Such …

Little research has been conducted yet investigating gender preferences among immigrant
parents in Western host countries. We add further empirical evidence to this sparse literature …

Objectives Son preference and sex selective practices have resulted in a deficit of girls in
several countries, primarily across Asia. Emerging evidence indicates that son preference …

This paper investigates gender preferences for offspring within the native French population
and among immigrants from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey and Vietnam …