1. Pathways and obstacles to parenthood among women in same-sex couples in Spain • Diederik Boertien , Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED); Clara Cortina , Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Mariona Lozano , CED, Centre for Demographic Studies.

2. The Effects of Social Media Connections on the Indian Fertility Transition: Do Facebook Friends’ Fertility Patterns Influence Fertility Choices? • Lamar Crombach , KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle der ETH Zurich; Jet Wildeman, Radboud University Nijmegen; Sandor Schrijner, Radboud University Nijmegen; Jeroen Smits , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.

3. Media Narratives, Economic Perceptions, and Fertility • Raffaele Guetto, University of Florence; Maria Francesca Morabito , University of Florence; Matthias Vollbracht, Media Tenor International AG; Daniele Vignoli , University of Florence.

4. The Paradox of Parenthood and Happiness: Exploring the Role of the Brain • Valentina Rotondi , University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland; Carlo Reverberi, University of Milano-Bicocca; Nicola Barban, University of Essex; Maria Sironi, University College London; Ridhi Kashyap, University of Oxford.

5. Fertility Intentions and Sexual Orientation: Evidence from the 2020 Youth Survey in Estonia • Hanna Vseviov , Tallinn University; Mark Gortfelder, Tallinn University; Allan Puur, Tallinn University.