South African conservatives are firing back at gender-equality advocates who say the cultural practice of keeping multiple spouses should be extended to women. A proposal to legalize polyandry — in ...

You’ve probably seen Seeking Sister Wife, and you’ve almost definitely seen Sister Wives, but have you seen Seeking Brother Husband yet? Premiering on TLC on Mar. 26, the show explores several ...

Home Affairs Completes Western Cape Marriage Bill Hearings with Concern that Polygamy Might Entrench Gender-Based Violence ...

In Nigeria, it’s common to see men with multiple wives and this practice, called polygamy, is backed by culture, religion, and even law. But when it comes to women with multiple husbands, known as ...

A switch in traditional gender-role behavior gives an advantage to male and female shorebirds called jacanas. Found in tropical regions, jacanas have evolved a social system that confused early ...

A pair of brothers in rural India have married the same woman, upholding an ancient custom and sparking criticism from a women's rights group after photos of the wedding went viral. Polyandry is ...

A recent wedding in Himachal Pradesh's Shillai village has brought the ancient tradition of polyandry back into public discourse. The ceremony, where Sunita Chauhan married two brothersâ Pradeep and ...

The bride, Sunita Chauhan, married Pradeep and Kapil Negi in a three-day ceremony in Shillai village of Himachal Pradesh, following a local custom known as Jodidara, practised by the Hatti tribal ...

Inbreeding depression is commonly considered an evolutionary influence on pre-copulatory mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance. Inbreeding may be minimized by: (1) delayed maturation and reproduction, (2 ...