Governments and religious institutions regulate marriage. Such regulations are heavily laden with specific moral ideas and cultural taboos. There are heated debates around what counts as “proper” ...

Support for women's autonomy in both arenas increases significantly with a rise in educational attainment. Almost nine in 10 citizens (87%) say girls who fall pregnant or have children should be ...

Africans strongly support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproductive decisions, but are divided on contraceptive access, ...

JOHANNESBURG -- Cindy Lund and her fiance had set the wedding date, booked the hall and ordered the flowers by the time they discovered one problem with their impending nuptials: Cindy already was ...

As marriage is increasingly questioned by modern women, Jo-Anne Reyneke's bold views spark a crucial conversation about ...

Anthony Idowu Ajayi is affiliated with the African Population and Health Research Center. Articles 2 and 14 made specific provisions to protect the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls.

Girls gather to discuss sexuality, child marriage, teen pregnancy, gender bias, education, economic empowerment and the law, ...

As a therapist, divorce lawyer, and divorce mediator over the past 40 years, I always find it interesting when my clients (about equally men and women) generalize about marriage and divorce from their ...