Sociology
Gender
Articles by women receive fewer citations
Scientific papers published by women in prestigious medical journals tend to receive fewer citations than similar studies authored by men
By Redação
COVID-19
Risk of death is higher among the poor in Chile
People under 40 living in poorer municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile, are 3.1 times more likely to die from complications associated with COVID-19 than those who live in more affluent regions
By Redação
Education
More inclusive universities
Access to university education has expanded and is less socially unbalanced in Brazil
By Redação
INTERVIEW
Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy
A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics
By Glenda Mezarobba and Diego Viana
Public Policy
Opening faucets
Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy
By Diego Viana
COVID-19
Risk of increase in child labor
The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Redação
Data
Engineer salaries for men and women in Brazil1
Average real salary for engineers in Brazil grew between 2006 and 2013 and fell from 2013 to 2018
By Redação
Obituary
An anthropologist of violence
Alba Zaluar, a pioneer in crime and social policy studies, dies at 77