As soon as a girl is born, parents start investing for her dowry. Then the entire life is spent looking out for the girl considering the how unsafe it is for the women in this country. Unless we do something about the marriage expenses/dowry, this cycle would continue. Nowdays, women have achieved success in various spheres of life but as a society and country we have failed to provide an environment where one half of the population can realise its full potential. This is one of the major problems of Indian society. I have heard not just in India this boy fixation is a problem in China also.