A boy is any day preferred in many Indian households even today. Sex selective abortions are not something which are rare here. Girls are a burden in many parts of the country and gender equality is an issue which needs more importance at the moment.
Everybody is saying things for gender equality but still there are places where a girl child is unwanted. They are so unwanted that they are not given a name but are simply called Nakusha or unwanted. See the experience of girls who were called Nakusha.