Are Improvements in Child Health Due to Increasing Status of Women in Developing Nations? • Tim B. Heaton, Brigham Young University

Household Structure and School Attendance in 67 Countries: Why Children with Absent Fathers Do Better in Some Places • Laurie DeRose, University of Maryland ; Paul Corcuera Garcia, Universidad de Piura ; Andres Salazar, Universidad de La Sabana ; Claudia Tarud, Universidad de Los Andes

Early Maternal Employment and Children's School Readiness: A Comparative Analysis Using Contemporary Birth Cohort Studies • Caitlin McPherran Lombardi, Boston College

Cross-National Differences in Early Family Instability by Socioeconomic Status • Marcia J. Carlson, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Alicia VanOrman, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; So-Jung Lim, Utah State University