So in India and China, they abort females and in Saudi Arabia they change sexes. Sooner or later, females will be in such short supply that perhaps they will be appreciated.
There is another Rueters article that talks about this. Women are in such short supply, that now dowrys are paid anymore and the father of the family has more power b/c he has a daughter to trade. I don't think this constitues being appreciated--but they gain a wee bit more value when unmarried.