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Life Issues, Women

University study reveals nation’s most well-known companies turn a blind eye to gender diversity in the boardroom and management

Dec 5, 2012, 5:50 PM 0

LatinaLista — A casual GOOGLE search using the terms “lack of diversity” yields some disappointing headlines: 113th Congress: Lack of Diversity in the GOP is Reflected in Congress Lack of diversity in new Washington (State)legislature Lack of diversity among…

Life Issues

TEDxWomen 2012 launches with global livestream event to US embassies and territories

Nov 30, 2012, 4:56 PM 1

LatinaLista — TEDx conferences are known for presenting groundbreaking speakers proposing innovative ideas who are of all ages, genders and ethnicities. Attendance at such conferences are often sold out – a true testament to the value attendees place on…

Global Views

Latin America’s Working Women

Nov 15, 2012, 4:44 PM 0

By Stephanie Leutert LatIntelligence Over the last decade, poverty, and inequality have fallen throughout Latin America. Behind these positive trends are external factors, such as high global commodity prices and substantial foreign direct investment flows, as well as internal…

General, Videos

Video: Latina filmmaker on mission to let women know they don’t have equal rights under the law

Nov 5, 2012, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — It’s only when arrogant politicians make asinine statements about rape and/or women’s ability to decide for themselves their own sexual health decisions are we reminded that women still do not have equal rights protected under the U.S….

Global Views

The Role of Women in Colombia’s Peace Process

Oct 10, 2012, 4:44 PM 1

By Cassandra Atlas MADRE The stage is set for a new round of peace talks to begin in the seemingly intractable internal armed conflict that has gripped Colombia for nearly fifty years. In the fifth attempt since the 1980s,…

Life Issues

New campaign strives to let legislators know that women’s health treatment is personal

Oct 5, 2012, 12:32 PM 1

LatinaLista — The world is twelve years into the 21st Century and yet there still exists an attitude towards women that attempts to delegate them as second-class citizens incapable of making their own decisions. The United States used to…

Children, Life Issues

A Surprising Issue Will Change the Way Moms Vote in 2012

Oct 4, 2012, 12:00 AM 0

By Mary Olivella MomsRising Lily Eskelsen is a mother, grandmother and teacher with 20 years of classroom experience. While she’s not an immigrant, she has passionate views on immigration because many of her students have dealt with the struggles…

Life Issues

October: Over 50 observances and special days mark a busy month to remember and be pro-active

Oct 1, 2012, 11:48 AM 0

LatinaLista — October is more than just a month recognized for hosting Halloween. It’s a month filled with so many different and important observances that the White House formally proclaims attention to them. The following is a list of…

BlogBeat

Costa Rica: A Good Place to Be a Woman

Sep 28, 2012, 12:04 PM 0

Mary Liepold Peace X Peace Here’s the data. Costa Rica ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the international women’s bill of rights, in 1986, and its Optional Protocol in 2001. (The US…

Global Views

Woman to Head Gulf Cartel After ‘El Coss’ Capture: Reports

Sep 27, 2012, 4:03 PM 0

By Geoffrey Ramsey InSight Crime Authorities in Mexico believe that the next leader of the Gulf Cartel could be a woman, an unusual development in the macho world of drug trafficking, but which might unite the badly splintered group….

Latino Politics

Latinos not the only target of National Voter Registration Day

Sep 25, 2012, 3:19 PM 1

LatinaLista — Only 15 days left till the October 9 deadline to register to vote. To make sure that both adults and eligible students are aware that time is running out, today has been designated National Voter Registration Day….

Local News, South

Florida Latinas Lead Political Campaign Organizations

Sep 17, 2012, 11:51 AM 0

La Costa Latina NORTHERN FLORIDA — The Pew Institute reports that Florida’s Latino population is the third-largest in the nation. More than 4.2 million Hispanics reside in Florida which make up 8% of all Hispanics in the United States….

Life Issues

Latina Cubicle Confidential™ Are You Ready to Ask for a Promotion?

Aug 7, 2012, 1:06 PM 0

By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ Some of the biggest differences in the career paths between men and women are determined by one thing–the ability to ask for what you want. Men are more likely to negotiate…

General, Life Issues, Women

Latina mother realizes childhood dream of serving her country

Jul 2, 2012, 3:28 PM 1

LatinaLista — Marilyn Gonzalez Colon is a fighter. She fought her way back from being a teen mom and high school dropout to getting her GED at age 25 and graduating from college with an Associates Degree in Liberal…

Global Views

Legislative Proposals Highlight Divide Between Sex Workers and Prostitutes in Argentina

Jun 29, 2012, 11:02 AM 1

By Dina Gonzalez Global Press Institute BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Elena Reynaga, a thin, olive-skinned woman, says she chose to become a sex worker at age 19. Today, Reynaga is 60 and retired. “My body can’t anymore,” she says…

Culture, Music

Binational project brings the voices of Chicanas and Jarochas together in song

Jun 27, 2012, 2:31 PM 0

LatinaLista — What happens when musical composers from the United States and Mexico get together? Well, in addition to creating beautiful music they open up a new transborder dialogue spoken through song. That’s the premise of a new binational…

Local News, Southwest

Feds could put women and minority farmers on Arizona county committees

Jun 12, 2012, 9:27 AM 0

By Christopher Leone Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it could appoint “socially disadvantaged” farmers in six Arizona counties where the elected county committees may be lacking in representation by women and minorities….

Economy, Palabra Final, Politics

The GOP made it official. War on Latinos, gays, the poor and — working women!

Jun 5, 2012, 5:28 PM 2

LatinaLista — If Republicans didn’t care about getting Latinos, gays and the poor mad because of their politics, let’s see how they do with the wrath of women voters. Today, the Senate Republicans refused to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act….

Life Issues, Women

Latina Cubicle Confidential™ — Do You Know What You’re Worth to Your Employer?

May 8, 2012, 8:49 AM 0

By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ In the next two years, the US Latino population will top 50 million and our purchasing power will exceed $1 Trillion. Just to put that in perspective, there are more Spanish-speaking…

Global Views

International campaign to stop rape used as a weapon of war launches in Cartagena, Colombia

May 7, 2012, 2:01 PM 0

LatinaLista — Rape is a despicable act wherever and whenever it’s done. Yet, when it’s used as a weapon of war during conflict it’s time for the world to speak up in defense of the victims. A new international…

Guest Voz

Guest Voz: Protecting Immigrant Women from Domestic Abuse

May 7, 2012, 12:33 PM 0

By Norma Espinosa Center for American Progress Over the past few months, the fight to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, has been caught up in the perpetually stifling congressional environment. Passed in 1994 VAWA was intended…

Government, Social Justice, Women

Ad campaign urges Congress to get tough on countries that condone violence against women

Jul 26, 2010, 4:56 PM 0

LatinaLista — With Democrats and Republicans seemingly at each other’s throats all the time, it’s hard to imagine that they can come together for any issue — but thankfully they have. A bipartisan bill was introduced on February 4,…

Business, Women

Census reports minorities and women opening up businesses at twice the national rate

Jul 13, 2010, 1:44 PM 0

LatinaLista — The U.S. Census reports that minority businesses grew faster at more than twice the national rate between 2002-2007, with women-owned businesses increasing at about 20 percent during the same period. Yet, an interesting sidebar is that among…

Global Views, Government, Human Rights, Palabra Final, Women

Why is President Calderon ignoring the police rapes of women in Atenco, Mexico?

Jun 8, 2010, 5:42 PM 2

LatinaLista — News today that a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a 14-year-old Mexican boy, whose body was found on the Mexican side of the border, is drawing natural outrage from Mexican government officials who are demanding…

Economy, General, Women

New report on women in the workforce reinforces need for change in federal policy and business practices

Mar 10, 2010, 1:29 PM 0

LatinaLista — When Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress released The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation, it officially validated what everyone already knew: For the first time in our history, women now make up half of all…

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