BACKGROUND Researchers from a variety of disciplines have presented data indicating
that polygynous marriage is damaging to child health. This work has been used to support …

Cash transfer programs primarily targeting women in Latin America and East Africa have
been shown to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but knowledge gaps remain on how …

Work on the mental health impacts of intimate partner violence in low-and middle-income
countries has focused primarily on clinical disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder …

To address claims of human exceptionalism, we determine where humans fit within the
greater mammalian distribution of reproductive inequality. We show that humans exhibit …

METHODS: The analysis used couples data from DHS surveys in four Sub-Saharan African
countries: Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Zambia. Women's empowerment was measured by …

Despite recent progress, women are still disadvantaged by their greater domestic labor
commitments and impaired access to well-paid jobs; and, in extreme cases, denied the right …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, where intimate partner violence has been found to be
predominant, several scholars have made efforts to understand its predictors. Socio …

Sexual conflict theory suggests that male and female interests often diverge, causing
selection to favour sex‐specific reproductive strategies that maximize the fitness of an …

Polygyny is cross-culturally common and a topic of considerable academic and policy
interest, often deemed a harmful cultural practice serving the interests of men contrary to …

Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments have severe consequences for health care access and
utilisation and are especially catastrophic for the poor. Although women comprise the …