http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2009/07/missing-girls/ Nearly all of us root for fairness, not for our own sex. - Nicholas Kristof Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2009/07/missing-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-5375 bob coley jr Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:08:02 +0000 http://feministlawprofessors.com/?p=11741#comment-5375 Welcome back Ann! The disparity of gender numbers can only be a good thing if the social desires that caused it in the first place change. The "supply"/ "demand" argument is truly scary if the "who is demanding to be satisfied" is the same old group. In many ways only the value of the "supply" changes with numbers. And of course, that value is in the context of what is being demanded of whom. Welcome back Ann! The disparity of gender numbers can only be a good thing if the social desires that caused it in the first place change. The “supply”/ “demand” argument is truly scary if the “who is demanding to be satisfied” is the same old group. In many ways only the value of the “supply” changes with numbers. And of course, that value is in the context of what is being demanded of whom.

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