Forward Together, together with The Committee of Interns and Residents and Last Mile, worked to create the guide “We Keep Each Other Safe” to acknowledge the uneven and unsafe structures that Black, Indigenous, Latinx, POC and LGBTQ communities must navigate every day when seeking health care.
Tag: Latina Women
As Eviction Deadline Looms, Black Women Are Over Two Times More Likely to Be Behind on Rent
Asian women, Black women and Latinas are facing serious hardship with only more to come if expanded unemployment benefits and the eviction moratorium are allowed to expire. It’s time to act before it becomes too difficult for Americans to come back from this crisis.
Feminist Lens: Patricia Vidal Delgado’s Insightful First Feature Confronts Imperialism, Past and Present
“La Leyenda Negra,” available on HBO Max and HBO Latino, is a rare gift, offering glimpses into the contradictory forces at work in the coming of age of Latinx teenagers in contemporary America.
Expert Voices: Redressing Gender Imbalances, One Panel (or “Manel”) at a Time
The energy sector in Mexico is known for its gender imbalance. While women are underrepresented in board of directors in all sectors, the energy sector is worse, with only 3% female participation.
In order to support women’s advancement to the upper echelons of the industry, a group of prominent women in the sector have formed an advocacy organization called Voz Experta. The organization aims to advocate for its members to balance out expert panels composed only of men, or “manels.”
From Legal Battery to Contractual Sterilization: The Politics of Women’s Incarceration in the Middle East
Not only are laws about migrant women’s bodies resulting in the mass incarceration of women in the Gulf, they are also producing a chain reaction in the form of a generation of children who are stateless.
As we celebrate the first woman of color vice president in America, let us also take that celebration transnationally to continue to build solidarity with feminist networks across oceans.
Ratifying the Escazú Agreement Will Support Women Land Defenders and Protect Nature
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, women land defenders each carry their own stories of persecution and violence. But a transformative multilateral agreement—the Escazú Agreement—could provide a promising path forward.
COVID-19 is Disproportionately Affecting Farmworkers in California
It goes without question that farm workers are among the most essential workers, not only in California but in the United States as a whole. Because of their continued labor during this time, Americans have not gone without the groceries they’re accustomed to. Crops have still been planted, tended, and harvested so that all can enjoy their daily meals. But at what—or whose—cost?
New Mexico Elects Its First All Women of Color House Delegation
New Mexico made history by electing its first U.S. House delegation made up of all women of color, the result of three races with women running in both major parties.
Democrat Deb Haaland, one of the first Native women in Congress, was elected to a second term against in the 1st Congressional District; Republican Yvette Herrell, a member of Cherokee Nation, defeated the incumbent in a closely-watched race in the 2nd; and Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez was elected to represent the 3rd District, the first woman to hold the seat since its creation in 1983.
Latinas Have the Power To Be a Decisive Force This Election—If They Turn Out
The Latina electorate has the potential to flip swing states and congressional districts. This may be the year it does.
“I truly do believe that Latinas can be the deciders this election,” says Stephanie Valencia, president and co-founder of Equis, a Latinx research firm.
We Need to Close the Latina Wage Gap. It Starts by Supporting Latina-Owned Businesses
On average, Latinas in the U.S. are paid 46 percent less than white men, and 31 percent less than white women.
We can wait for this to change, and hope that the number of leaders who grasp the severity of the diversity gap in the workplace can hold the rest of the company accountable—or we can take matters into our own hands.