Specialists in the field anonymously review each paper and provide comments on: • The accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the information presented; • The extent to which the methodology used and the data collected support the analysis and recommendations; • The original contribution the report would make to existing work on this subject, and its usefulness to equality-seeking organizations, [...] In this call for proposals, researchers were asked to explore the legal and social ramifications of the practice of polygamy, including the impacts of the practice of polygamy on women and children and gender equality. [...] The state has a responsibility to oversee family and community relationships, to ensure the promotion of equality and the protection of vulnerable persons in these contexts. [...] In addition, because of the interdependent relationship between women and their children, a substantial amount of research on women in polygamy also deals with the social and psychological impacts of polygamous life on children. [...] Wing's discussion (2001) in relation to the rivalry between first and subsequent wives is also telling, in that it reveals that the status of each wife largely depends on the legal and social culture in which the marriage is situated.