What might reduce son preference in India?

Could equal inheritance rights help?

Actually no.

Despite legislative change, parents continue to favour sons, and protect their inheritance rights by killing or neglecting second-born daughters. Given low levels of female employment, parents still see sons as providers, and still see them as continuing the family lineage.

Dr. Sanchari Roy argues that to overcome inequalities we need much wider coordination: tackling opportunity costs; increasing exposure to women in employment; and enforcing gender quotas.

Or perhaps change will come from the patriarchy itself - as husbands fight for their wives' inheritance rights?

Curious? Read the full paper: http://ftp.iza.org/dp11239.pdf

And visit Sanchari's webpage: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/did/People/Academic-staff/Sanchari-Roy/Bio.aspx