LatinaLista — Life is tough being a single mom but being a single Latina mom is even tougher. Forget about all the stereotypical talk of the great family support network that exists in Latino families. The fact remains that single motherhood, especially for the teen moms, takes on additional hardship when it’s bundled with low-income [...]
New report shows women worldwide see social media as tool for empowerment and influence
LatinaLista — It’s certainly not new news that women have always felt overworked and stressed out trying to balance family and work. Nor is it a grand revelation that women are becoming more empowered and making more and more of the household business decisions, along with, comprising a major part of the workforce. Yet, it [...]
International gathering of women addresses hard issues facing the world
LatinaLista — Canada has been in the news more than usual lately due to the Royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge but there is another visit that Canada is hosting that hasn’t gotten nearly the attention it deserves. From July 3-7, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University in Canada are co-hosting [...]
USA: Remembering Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos
By Vanessa Pérez Rosario, Ph.D. Latina Lista USA — On July 5, 1953, in the early morning hours, two New York City police officers spotted a woman lying in the street near the corner of Fifth Avenue and 106 Street in East Harlem. She died shortly after in Harlem Hospital of pneumonia. Because she had [...]
New accessory line for women inspired by Latin America
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — Roxanna is a Venezuelan visual communicator that has lived in Delaware for the past five years working in the design of printed material and web pages. In these past two years she had the idea to broaden her creative spectrum and design some other products, mainly for women. Her brand [...]
New report breaks Latina stereotype opinions about sexual health issues
LatinaLista — There’s probably no group more stereotyped than Latinas. The funny thing is that not all the stereotypes are the same. There’s the image of the submissive Latina who divides her time between jumping to (literally) serve any man who comes into her home and the church. Then there’s the image of the seductive [...]
