1. Unrealized Fertility and Financial Resources in Contemporary China • Chenyao Zhang, Ohio State University.

2. Why do women delay childbearing in Mumbai? An exploration into the reasons of delay • Aishwarya ., M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India; Perianayagam Arokiasamy, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS).

3. Polygyny and fertility: Continuity or change in sub-Saharan Africa • Sophia Chae, Université de Montréal; Victor Agadjanian, Department of Sociology and the International Institute University of California - Los Angeles.

4. Polygamy in West and Central African Countries: Implications for Fertility Intentions and Family Planning • Charlotte Greenbaum, Population Reference Bureau (PRB); Deborah Bitire, Population Reference Bureau; Roch Millogo, Université de Ouagadougou; Matè Labité, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP).