Educational homogamy in the developing world • Albert Esteve, Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics ; Robert McCaa, University of Minnesota ; Timothy Riffe, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

At the crossroads between education and marriage: how parental expectations, community pressure and girls’ aspirations influence decision-making on adolescent girls’ futures in South Asia • Saranga Jain, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) ; Deepti Chavan, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) ; Sadia Chowdhury, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) ; Arti Joshi, Foundation For Research in Health Systems (FRHS) ; Ruchira Naved, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research ; Manisha Khale, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) ; Alka Barua, Foundation for Research in Health Systems (FRHS)

Mass education of girls, marriage systems and gender relations in the Maghreb • Kamel Kateb, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Youth education, employment and marriage transitions in Iran: evidence from the school to work transition survey • Daniel Egel, University of California, Berkeley ; Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University