1. Gendered Patterns of Childlessness across Educational Levels in Low and Very Low Fertility Countries • Thiago Cordeiro Almeida , CED, Centre for Demographic Studies; Mariona Lozano, CED, Centre for Demographic Studies.

2. Who Is Most Affected by Stepfamily Formation? Exploring Heterogeneous Effects on Children’s Educational Outcomes • Sandra Krapf , ifb - State Institute for Family Research at the University of Bamberg; Pauline Kleinschlömer, Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung.

3. Is It the Ring or the Relationship: Gendered Links between Relationship Context and Fertility Intentions • Joanna Lesniak , Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw & SGH Warsaw School of Economics; Monika Mynarska, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw & SGH Warsaw School of Economics.

4. Experiencing the Demands of Parenthood: How Unpaid Care Work Shapes Parental Well-Being in Germany • Sina C. Löwe , Hertie School, DYNAMICS Doctoral Program, Humboldt University of Berlin.

5. The Battle for Balance: How German Couples’ Time Division across Various Life Spheres Shapes Childbirth Transitions • Giovanni Minchio, University of Trento; Chen-Hao Hsu , University of Bamberg; Henriette Engelhardt, Univers.

6. Parenthood Transition and Financial Well-being Across Gender and Occupational Class: A Longitudinal Study in the United Kingdom • Mingqian Sun , National University of Singapore; Senhu Wang, National University of Singapore.

7. Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind. Invisible Gender Inequality, Mental Load, and Fertility Intentions in Italy • Elena Vettoretto , University of Padova; Alessandra Minello, University of Padova; Livia Elisa Ortensi, University of Bologna; Francesca Tosi, University of Bologna.

8. From Partners to Parents: Pre-Birth Income Inequalities and the Evolution of Maternal Absolute and Relative Income Trajectories after Childbirth • Flora Zhou , Erasmus University Rotterdam; Max Reichert, Erasmus Univeristy Rotterdam; Lili Vargha, University of Vienna.