Cultural variations in learning and parenting persist across the globe. However, globalisation and the market economy are changing parenting patterns in all cultures

In West Africa, some faith-based networks promote demographic change

In “The First Woman”, Ugandan author Jennifer Makumbi portrays the many facets of feminism in Uganda

Smart family-planning policies support women’s rights and empower young people

Feminist development strategies must dismantle gender inequality, because truly sustainable development depends on women

Women and men report on the hardship of being involuntarily childless in Burundi

High fertility correlates with poverty – and compounds it

Mariame Racine Sow is a women’s rights activist from Senegal who appreciates that development and feminism are linked

A working mother of five reports how she organises childcare despite expensive day-care in Burundi

The lives of young women in Nepal are determined by traditions and taboos, even though the constitution guarantees them equal rights