Dispossessions and Disparities Across Latin America
Latin America is a richly diverse and fascinating place, racing into the future while simultaneously grappling with stark challenges. Watch an incisive and interdisciplinary conversation between Letícia Marteleto, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Sociology, and Tulia G. Falleti, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science, as they analyze some of the complex challenges facing the region. Marteleto discusses her research on inequality, education, and adolescent fertility in Brazil, while Falleti discusses her work on state-led …
DZC Informing the Community
Wave 4 of the DZC project is underway. The team is contacting all initial respondents recruited in 2020 and adding a refresh sample of 2,000 women of childbearing age. Our interviewers are hard at work and have already visited more than 20 thousand households across more 15 municipalities to select the new/refresh sample. We are implementing several strategies to bring awareness of the project to the community—an unusual but highly effective one the “sound” bicycle. You …
Letícia Marteleto: Disease, Fertility, and Inequity
Disease, Fertility, and Inequity For the past five years, Letícia Marteleto, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Sociology, has studied the effects of Zika and COVID on women in Brazil. So far, she’s found that the back-to-back crises have significantly affected family-planning decisions—and there’s much more to learn. Access here to read more about it.
PAA Meeting, April 2025
DZC Investigators and Advisory Board meet in Washington, DC, to discuss the projects updates. Angelo dos Santos, Leticia Marteleto, Raquel Coutinho, Alexandre Gori Maia, Sneha Kumar, David Lam, Jose Monteiro da Silva. missing in the picture: Jen Bracco & Ernesto Amaral. Ernesto Amaral, Raquel Coutinho, Leticia Marteleto and Alexandre Gori Maia. DZC Board Presentation PAA 2025Download
Interview with Sneha Kumar
Tell us a bit on how you’ve got involved with DZC, to now becoming a co-investigator at DZC2. I joined the DZC team as a postdoc in September 2021. My PhD research focused on health among migrant-sending families in Asia, and I was looking for an opportunity that would allow me to explore a different research topic within the broader area of social stratification and health. The DZC project was the perfect fit. It also offered …
Interview with Molly Dondero
What can women in other countries or regions relate to about the DZC findings? Although our study is set in Pernambuco, the state that was hardest hit by the Zika epidemic, our findings touch on many themes that resonate with women in other countries. For example, our main goal has been to understand women’s experiences navigating one of life’s most consequential decisions—whether and when to have (more) children—during major novel infectious disease crises—which tend to …
60-Second Lecture: Reproductive Health Matters
Letícia J. Marteleto, Presidential Compact Professor of Sociology and DZC Principal investigator gave a Penn School of Arts & Sciences (SAS) 60-Second Lecture: “Reproductive Health Matters.” Watch the video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11338492/video/1002912705
DZC Meeting in Recife
The DZC Fieldwork and Data Team met in Recife, Pernambuco, for a series of meetings with partners from Grupo Curumim and DataMetrica Survey Company. The sessions focused on planning and preparing the fourth wave (W4) of data collection for the DZC Project, ensuring the quality and coordination of upcoming field activities.
Climate, Public Health Crises, and Fertility
Read this article in Penn Today by Erica Moser: "Climate, public health crises, and fertility: Letícia Marteleto, a social demographer new to Penn, does research at the intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity, and inequality." Photographer: Eric Sucar.
All Women, Regardless of Class, Need Access to Zika Prevention at Home and Abroad
Read this Op-Ed "All Women, Regardless of Class, Need Access to Zika Prevention at Home and Abroad" on the UT News website by: Letícia J. Marteleto