LatinaLista — According to the Guttmacher Institute, fifty-four percent of pregnancies among Latinas are unintended. What that means, in addition to the fact that these women are going to be mothers, is that most of them don’t know they are pregnant until they start having symptoms. They may have a nagging suspicion but nothing that [...]
Trapped in violence: Undocumented domestic abuse victims face hurdles
By REBEKAH K. ZEMANSKY Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – When her husband started hitting her, Juana knew it was wrong. But she stayed, fearing that since he was a U.S. citizen and she was undocumented he could make good on threats to have her deported so that she’d never see their daughter again. “He would [...]
New site highlights increasing violence against women in Latin America
LatinaLista — Violence against women has increased throughout Latin America and Mexico. A recent report cites Argentina as emerging as a major center of human trafficking, with about 700 women from various countries forced into sexual servitude over the past year-and-a-half. Mexico and Guatemala are countries where the safety of women has been compromised to [...]
The power of words and old-fashioned letter writing combine to help victims of human rights abuses
LatinaLista– Norma Cruz believes women in her native Guatemala should not be used as punching bags or be targets of violence. Not everyone agrees with her. Because of her work with her organization Fundacion Sobrevivientes (Survivors’ Foundation), a women’s rights group, Norma’s life is constantly threatened. Unfortunately, in Guatemala, death threats against human rights defenders, [...]
Non-profit Spotlight: Helping single moms attain their college degrees
LatinaLista — As noted in yesterday’s post, the life of a single parent college student is tough! Trying to juggle limited cash between books and day care is enough to make any sane person go loca. For single mom college students in Phoenix, Arizona, there’s help. Helping Hands for Single Moms provides monthly $255 scholarships [...]
Research shows Latinas and other women still face challenges to success
LatinaLista — Every so often, someone will conduct research that uncovers the true reality of how far certain sectors have come since the last century. Though it’s only been ten years since the 20th Century, there’s an expectation that everything else should have evolved as quickly as has technology. Too bad that’s not true. Take [...]
