1. Early Education, Preferences, and Decision-Making Abilities: Gender Differences in Social Preferences • Joana Cardim, Education Policy Insitute; Pedro Carneiro, University College London, Department of Economics,; Leandro Carvalho, University of Southern California, Center for Economic and Social Research; Damien De Walque, 1818 H Street NW.

2. Empowering Women amidst Long Working Hours and Unsupportive Family Dynamics: Exploring Livelihood Opportunities and Gender-Sensitive Strategies to Boost Female Labor Force Participation in India • Radhika Dayal, Population Council Consulting India; Sudeshna Maitra, Population Council Consulting; Nizamuddin Khan, Population Council Consulting; Niranjan Saggurti, Population Council.

3. Impact of Gender Role Attitudes on Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Adolescents in India: Evidence from Udaya Longitudinal Survey • Sangram Kishor Patel, Population Council Institute; K.G. Santhya, Independent Researcher; Nicole A. Haberland, Population Council.

4. Breaking with Traditions: Who Are the Innovators That Support Ending Female Genital Mutilation in Burkina Faso • Ilene Speizer, Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Elizabeth Gummerson, PMA, Johns Hopkins University; Fiacre Bazie, ISSP-UJKZ; Meagan Byrne, PMA, Johns Hopkins University; Yentema Onadja, Institut supérieur des sciences de la population; Philip Anglewicz, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Georges Guiella, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de La Population de L’Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo.

5. Untangling Empowerment and Contraceptive Use Longitudinally in Five African Settings • Marita Zimmermann, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Cara Myers, Gender Equality Division Women’s Economic Empowerment Team, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Diva Dhar, Gender Equality Division Women’s Economic Empowerment Team, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Michelle O'Brien, Institute for Disease Modeling, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.