Assertion:. In regions where gender discrimination is rampant, the sex ratio is bound to be unfavourable to women.
Reasoning: Sex ratio is low in those where the practice of female foeticide, female infanticide and domestic violence against women are prevalent.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

In regions where gender discrimination is rampant, the sex ratio is bound to be unfavourable to women. Such areas are those where the practice of female foeticide, female infanticide and domestic violence against women are prevalent. One of the reasons could be lower socio-economic status of women in these areas