ICRW conducted research, surveying a total of 9,205 men and 3,158 women, aged 18-49 in the following seven states across India. The study findings emphasize that in India, masculinity, i.e., men’s controlling behavior and gender inequitable attitudes, strongly determines men’s preference for sons over daughters as well as their proclivity for violence towards an intimate partner – both of which are manifestations of gender inequality (2014).