What is "gendercide"

n. The killing of people because of their gender.

Gendercide is the systematic killing of members of a specific sex. The term is related to the general concepts of assault and murder against victims due to their gender, with violence against women and men being problems dealt with by human rights efforts.

Gendercide is reported to be a rising problem in several countries. Census statistics report that in countries such as China and India, the male to female ratio is as high as 120 men for every 100 women. Gendercide also takes the forms of infanticide, and lethal violence against a particular gender at any stage of life.