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"Unseen Injustice: The Connection Between Female Foeticide and Elderly Abandonment”


In India, I have personally witnessed female foeticide, gender discrimination, and elderly abandonment. This made me wonder—are these issues connected? And the answer is yes, they are deeply linked. Let’s explore how!

A Chain of Neglect: How These Issues Are Connected

1. Female Foeticide – The First Act of Injustice
Female foeticide is more than just the killing of an unborn child; it is a failure of responsible parenting at its very foundation. It reflects a mindset where parents prioritize societal expectations, financial concerns, or personal biases over a child’s right to live.

India’s preference for sons has led to millions of “unwanted” girls being aborted or neglected at birth. This deep-seated bias sends a clear message: daughters are burdens, not blessings.

Key Insight:
If parents see daughters as liabilities, they unknowingly instill a selfish mindset in their children—one that devalues human life based on convenience and perceived benefit.

(Watch this video on how womb has become the most unsafe place for a girl child in India:
 https://youtu.be/v8WHQ9Lp3l0?si=PgVkg2aqlisKsQIS) (long press the link). 

2. Gender Discrimination at Home – A Lesson in Inequality
Children learn by observing their parents. When girls are made to cook and clean while boys are encouraged to relax or play, it ingrains a dangerous lesson: inequality is normal. 

In many homes, families build rooms for sons but not for daughters, justifying it with the belief that daughters will marry and leave. This mindset treats girls as temporary members of the family, reducing their worth to their marital status.

Key Insight:
Boys raised with entitlement and privilege grow up expecting special treatment. Girls raised in neglect internalize inferiority. This imbalance shapes a society where injustice thrives.

3. Elderly Abandonment – The Final Betrayal
Parents devote their lives to raising children, yet many find themselves abandoned in old age. Why? The same selfish mindset that sees daughters as burdens also sees elderly parents as liabilities.

Children who grow up in households that normalize neglect and discrimination are more likely to exhibit the same behavior later in life. Just as a daughter is devalued, an aging parent is discarded when they are no longer “useful.”

Key Insight:
The pattern is clear: Parents who discriminate against their daughters teach their children that love and care are conditional. That same selfishness is reflected when those children decide their elderly parents are no longer worth caring for.

(Watch stories of abandoned elders at Sheows Old Age Home in New Delhi: 
https://youtu.be/VH8tht72rJU?si=BgZ4MFsaxdweBS9A) 


Breaking the Cycle: Building a Just Society
How do we stop this cycle of injustice? By making conscious changes in our homes and communities.

1. Condemn All Evils Equally:
Female foeticide, gender discrimination, should be condemned with the same intensity as elderly abandonment. 

2. Promote Equality at Home:
Household responsibilities should be shared equally between sons and daughters.
Families should invest equally in the education, health, and future of all children, regardless of gender.

3. Raise Awareness Through Schools and Media:
Gender-sensitivity training should be a part of school curriculums.

Media and advertisements should challenge stereotypes, portraying men as caregivers and women as leaders.

4. Foster Accountability:
Teach children accountability by modeling fairness and empathy in daily interactions.


Conclusion: Justice Begins at Home
A just society is not built in courtrooms or parliament halls—it is built in living rooms, dining tables, and everyday conversations. The way we treat our daughters and sons today determines how they will treat us tomorrow.

If we want a world free from injustice, we must start by raising children with fairness and respect. 

The cycle of injustice will only end when we, as individuals, make the conscious choice to break it. What kind of legacy do we want to leave behind—one of fairness or one of neglect?
The choice is ours.


Call to Action
What changes do you think parents can make to create a more just and equal society? Share your thoughts in the comments! If this article resonated with you, please share it to spread awareness. Together, we can build a society where justice and equality truly begin at home.
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