What if there was a gender imbalance

If the ratio of the male population to the female population remains at such an imbalance rate, then the population of Asia will decrease, there will be lacking of females to occupy relevant jobs and lastly, there will be men migrating to other countries for marriage partner.

Firstly, if the gender continues to be imbalance, the population in Asia will decrease. As the number of female decreases, there will be lesser marriages, leading to less child birth, lastly, affecting the population of Asia as a whole. Based on an analysis of the east-west centre, it says that from the research made on new marriages, it had decreased by 2.7% since 2008 to 2009. This had further caused the population “decreasing by 1.3%” from the year 2008 to 2009, corresponding to the same year the number of marriages decreased. A research also showed that the fertility rate had decreased when more boys were born per 100 girls. This shows that there are lesser marriages nowadays where the contributing factor may very well be the decrease in the number of females. This can affect the relevant companies, for example the bridal gown shop. Also, it can affect the workforce in Singapore in the future.

Then, there will be a lacking of females to occupy relevant jobs, due to the higher demand for such workers, yet a decreasing population of females. The UK news states that “The average earnings of a daily nanny in central London have risen above £30,000 for the first time to £33,179 - equivalent to a police officer in the capital with about two years' experience” as there was an increasing demand for nanny. The reason for such may be the decrease in the population of females to occupy these job vacancies that most females do. This can further affect the economy as a whole, if it continues, as there are lesser such workforce to facilitate the economy.
Lastly, there will be more men migrating to other countries for marriage partner. In a report made by the IMC, it says that there were “12% of the male graduates migrating to other countries and settling there”. This shows that men were migrating to other countries, including the elites. As such, in Asia, there may be an increase lost of talents, which can affect many factors such as better education, productivity. If it persists, the population will finally decrease, and there will be “resource over population”.

In conclusion if the ratio of the male population to the female population remains at such an imbalance rate, then the population of Asia will decrease, there will be lacking of females to occupy relevant jobs and lastly, there will be men migrating to other countries for marriage partner.

Reflection:

I personally do not agree with the traditional concept of Asians that boys are better. In my opinion, I feel that children or people of any gender should be treated with same amount of respect and receive the same kind of treatment, bringing about the same amount of expectations. There are no actual evidences that male contributes more than females or such. It was merely due to the fact that boys can carry the traits of the family to the future generations. However, is that really that important such that females in certain countries can have such bias?

There are actually examples of women that had contributed greatly to the world. Such as Marie Carie, who had discovered the radioactivity and helped many people, yet forfeiting the patent of such discovery. This is a feat that had been achieved more than the majority of the man in the world. With such an example, how can we say that women cannot contribute and are weak in nature? That is an obvious stereotyping, in which many people with the past concepts had , taking away the rights of many women. As such, we should stop this trend as that was the basic human rights that ought to be received by everyone, but not only certain gender.