1. Bridewealth and Women’s Contraceptive Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Completeness of Payment Matter? • Nurudeen Alhassan, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP); Francis Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University; Naa Dodua Dodoo, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP); Charlotte Ofori, Regional Institute For Population Studies, University Of Ghana; Ernestina Coast, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Eliya M. Zulu, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP); Nyovani Madise, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP).

2. Polygyny, Women's Empowerment, and Gender Equality across Sub-Saharan Africa • Sophia Chae, University Of Montreal; Victor Agadjanian, Department of Sociology and the International Institute University of California - Los Angeles.

3. Does Marriage Benefit Maternal Mental Health? New Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya • Sangeetha Madhavan, University of Maryland; Estelle Sidze, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Kirsten Stoebenau, University of Maryland; Mike Wagner, University of Maryland.