China's one-child policy has interesting origins. Although China's fertility rate began to decline in the 1960s, there was no national policy aimed at a population of smaller families until 1971. In 1979, "Wan Xi Shao", a program that encouraged later marriages, longer birth intervals between births and births. fewer children, this is what gave birth to the famous “one-child policy”. (Gilbert, 24 years old) Under the one-child policy, couples are encouraged to have only one child. Couples who agree to have only one child receive monthly child support payments until the child reaches the age of fourteen. “In addition to the money received monthly, they are promised more spacious housing and higher retirement pensions” (Gilbert, 24 years old). However, for couples who have more than one child, the policy requires them to pay higher taxes and pay full medical and educational expenses. As incentives and disincentives begin to play a significant role in policy, this has led to a sea change in culture. One of the most serious and well-known results of the one-child policy is the increased cultural valuation of men. It is a policy that has resulted in infant neglect, sex-selective abortions, and gender discrimination against women. China's one-child policy is not only a huge violation of women's rights, but it has also caused many serious problems between men and women in China and should end. China's one-child policy has violated women's rights for years. This caused women to go into hiding, have abortions and limit them to just one child. As family planning officials search for women pregnant with their second child, the women and their children are put in danger. Women who become pregnant often leave their families behind and find themselves in the middle of paper......use, they have no control over their family and what they want. Works Cited Baillot, Marion. “Women who suffer from China’s one-child policy.” World & Me 20.3 (2005): N.PAG. MasterFILE First. Internet. May 5, 2014. Beech, Hannah. “China’s Lifestyle Choice.” Time 158.5 (2001): 32. MasterFILE Premier. Internet. May 5, 2014.Gilbert, Geoffrey. “Demographic policy: China and India”. World population: a reference manual. 2nd ed. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2006. 24-26. Print.Larson, Christina. "The Surprising Fate of China's Remaining Ladies." Foreign Policy 193 (2012): 1. MasterFILE Premier. Internet. May 5, 2014.Monro, Alexander. “The Hidden Legacy of the Chinese Family Plan.” New Scientist 191.2559 (2006): 50. MasterFILE Premier. Internet. May 5, 2014. Mosher, Steven W. “China's One-Child Policy: Twenty-Five Years Later.” » Human Life Review 32.1 (2006): 76. MasterFILE Premier. Internet. May 5 2014.