Short story probably 80s onward.

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Earth is overpopulated.
Aliens offer a deal to UN / World Council.
In return for something (unimportant?) they will humanely reduce world population by 50%, evenly across all nations, races, classes, ages etc.
For technical reasons they are unable to say exactly how - "commercial-in-confidence".
After consideration Earth Management agrees, deal is done, aliens get what they want.
The whole female population of Earth immediately ceases to exist.
Help!
 
Clearly a case of "Be careful what you ask for..."
Thanks. I've now looked for variants on that as title. Didn't find what I want, but found this interesting one.
 
Clearly a case of "Be careful what you ask for..."
Thanks. I've now looked for variants on that as title. Didn't find what I want, though this one is interesting
 
Earth is overpopulated.
Aliens offer a deal to UN / World Council.
In return for something (unimportant?) they will humanely reduce world population by 50%, evenly across all nations, races, classes, ages etc.
For technical reasons they are unable to say exactly how - "commercial-in-confidence".
After consideration Earth Management agrees, deal is done, aliens get what they want.
The whole female population of Earth immediately ceases to exist.
Help!


HM, It sounds like a Reversal on Alph by Charles Eric Maine.;)
 
The Disappearance 1951 by Phillip Wylie
 
I'm not sure about that @BAYLOR
Isn't that the story where suddenly all the women are on one Earth and the men are on another?
I can't remember any aliens in that story
Thanks but different plotline.
If on different planets would tend to accelerate space-travel technology.
In the wanted story women just cease to exist.
Think about it.
 

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