1. Women’s Status in Pre- and Post-Taliban Rule in Afghanistan • Somya Arora, University of South Australia.

2. Is State-Sponsored Feminism an Oxymoron? Gender Transformation through Self-Help Groups in India • Sonalde B. Desai, University of Maryland; Pallavi Choudhuri, National Council of Applied Economic Research.

3. Women’s Inheritance Rights Reforms and Impact on Women Empowerment: Evidence from India • Minali Grover, Indian Institute of Management Indore; Ajay Sharma, Indian Institute of Management (IIM).

4. Exploring the Role of Gender Perceptions and Practices in Facilitating Women-Friendly Development Initiatives by Rural Local Governments of West Bengal, India • MANABENDRA ROY, SIGMA Foundation; Ankita Chakrabarti, SIGMA Foundation.

5. The Relationship between China's One-Child Policy and Female Empowerment: A Systematic Literature Review • Wendi Wang, Student; Qing Guan, Australian National University; Natalie Nitsche, Australian National University.