Category: Women
Latinas and feminism go hand-in-hand in more ways than stereotypes allow
LatinaLista — There was a time among most Latinas that the term “feminism” evoked very mixed emotions. It was hard for those Latinas to take to the streets and burn their bras in protest for the dismissive treatment of women by society and then come home and, as tradition dictated, serve the men in the [...]
Getting to the root of the “real” problem why immigrant women are scapegoats for today’s politicians
LatinaLista — A question posed this week by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health in their annual blog carnival strives to get to the heart of the immigration problem in a way that Congress has no appetite for doing by asking — “What’s the real problem?” Specifically, the question is why immigrant women have [...]
Mariluz Gonzalez — a Latina enterprise all by herself
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA, CA — Alternative music lover, current PR entrepreneur, former successful PR executive for the music industry, passionate radio DJ, “punk” at heart and funky shoes collector — Mariluz Gonzalez is an ascending professional Latina worth keeping an eye on. If you ever tune into on 98.7 FM Santa Barbara [...]
Latinas have much to gain with free access to birth control
LatinaLista — It used to be there were two things Latinas never discussed — sex and birth control. A culture rooted so deeply in Christianity preferred to see sex as a necessary practice in fulfilling God’s commandments, with no confession of actually enjoying it. Since the end goal was always to get pregnant, for a [...]
New UN report shows women achieve varying success in equality and empowerment
LatinaLista — “We’ve come a long way baby” is something women like to say every time a new collective milestone is reached or glass ceiling cracked. In the United States, though women have achieved many accomplishments that gets them closer to parity with men, there is still a lot left to be accomplished. For example, [...]
New site helps single Latina moms not feel alone
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 [...]
