Read more sex ratio stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25194/sex-ratio.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61294/palin-paradox-male-heavy-districts-elect-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlaska is reliant on male-dominated industries like mining and fishing, and the state has 106 men for every 100 women—the most gender-skewed state in the country, where the overall ratio is 86:100. Yet Alaska is one of just five states with an elected female governor, and one of...http://www.newser.com/story/61294/palin-paradox-male-heavy-districts-elect-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 8:37:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55943/boys-outnumber-girls-in-china-by-32m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's one-child policy has left the nation with 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20, a new study says. The greatest imbalance is among kids ages 1 to 4, which likely means bigger problems down the road, the New York Times reports. Researchers said China could...http://www.newser.com/story/55943/boys-outnumber-girls-in-china-by-32m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 14:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54936/fewer-sons-born-close-to-sun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen who live near the equator are more likely to give birth to baby girls than boys, the Independent reports. A new study has found a small but significant shift in gender ratios depending on latitude, with males comprising 51.1% of tropical births; the global sex ratio is 51....http://www.newser.com/story/54936/fewer-sons-born-close-to-sun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 7:18:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20891/norway-shatters-its-glass-ceiling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA state-mandated shattering of Norway's glass ceiling is drastically changing gender balance in boardrooms there—and not without some resistance, the Guardian reports. A law that 40% of non-executive board directorships at larger firms must go to women went into effect Feb. 22—and though a dozen Norwegian companies failed...http://www.newser.com/story/20891/norway-shatters-its-glass-ceiling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Mar 2008 17:44:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20715/india-will-pay-families-for-daughters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndia will start handing out cash to families in return for raising daughters, reports AFP. The culture's preference for sons results in sex-selection abortions, which are illegal but have skewed the country's sex ratio. Poor families with girls in states with the worst sex ratios will receive a series of...http://www.newser.com/story/20715/india-will-pay-families-for-daughters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 14:10:00 CST