Empowerment of women and links to the child's health in Egypt • Ibrahim Ms Ghada, Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the Egyptian Cabinet

Women's position within the household and maternal health care utilization in Uttar Pradesh, India • Kaushlendra Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

The determinants of child labour in China: intergenerational dynamics and bargaining power within the household • Annie Chu, Harvard University ; Brian Chin, University of Pennsylvania

Women's position in the family and child nutritional status. Asia-Africa comparisons. • Dionisia Maffioli, Università degli Studi di Bari ; Piero Sacco, Università di Bari ; Giuseppe Gabrielli, Università di Bari