New data from India shows that parents often retain a share of dowry, which may enable sons to migrate for work, and provide a new role for dowry in modern times.

Across Africa, early first-births remain the norm even as educational attainment has increased. Evidence from Zambia shows misperceptions and medical mistrust may be a key reason why.

Can we increase girls’ educational outcomes through endowing them with negotiation skills?

Training girls in Zambia to negotiate saw them use strategies to secure household resources to stay in school longer, even in the face of poverty