Being Latina Means Having a Good Sense of Humor
To be Mexican, you must have a good sense of humor about yourself, because our people will not hesitate to tease your physical attributes or flaws.
To be Mexican, you must have a good sense of humor about yourself, because our people will not hesitate to tease your physical attributes or flaws.
Kristian Ramos | Posted 04.06.2012
The most at risk, exploited and vulnerable populations caught in this current debate are Latina workers. Immigration reform while no silver bullet would go a long way to giving both legal and undocumented Latina workers a voice to speak out against exploitation in the workplace.
Placida V. Gallegos | Posted 05.27.2012
Latinas are also risk-takers, willing to take calculated risks to explore possible avenues for greater fulfillment and financial and personal success. Having overcome barriers they faced as women in a patriarchal culture, many have learned how to thrive in foreign environments and make a way for ourselves.
Graciela Tiscareno-Sato | Posted 05.23.2012
It's time for Latinos to meet and support each other and bring more into leadership. It's time to stop being invisible as we lead.
Anna Maria Chavez | Posted 05.22.2012
Now a new generation of Hispanic girls is poised take up the leadership mantle. The question is whether we -- all of us -- will help get them there.
Destiny Lopez | Posted 05.08.2012
Politics should not stand in the way of women's access to family planning. Investing in women's health leads to a healthier, more prosperous society -- this is the legacy we should be exporting.
Posted 03.08.2012
Last year, only one U.S. Latina made it into the "150 Women Who Shake the World" list compiled by the Women in the World Foundation and The Daily Beas...
Eva Longoria | Posted 04.24.2012
Throughout our country, Latinos live in and contribute to an increasingly diverse America. And for women especially, balancing the demands of intertwined cultures can be challenging. In recognition of this, I am creating the Eva Longoria Foundation.
HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 02.08.2012
Teen mothers are getting a taste of the prep school experience, replete with studying the classics from Dante to Shakespeare, through an innovative pr...
Hector E. Sanchez | Posted 03.30.2012
We stand with Latinas across the nation to ensure that their labor, human and civil rights are fully respected because an injury to one is an injury to all.
Posted 03.27.2012
Sh*t White Girls Say To Latinas (VIDEO) (NSFW)
El Chanclaso | Posted 02.08.2012
Every week, Sergio, our resident chancludo, will turn a critical eye on political shenanigans, and current issues and events with his chancla firmly in hand.
Lili Gil | Posted 01.21.2012
With a majority bicultural-bilingual audience of Latin women in the U.S., Latinas today stand out from the pack.
Graciela Tiscareno-Sato | Posted 12.14.2011
What if instead of continuing to celebrate only heritage, we celebrated our collective Latino leadership? What if we punctuated this year's Hispanic Heritage Month by putting that leadership into action?
Posted 11.15.2011
It seems that when the stock market bottoms out, Americans enjoy seeing hot chicks on roller skates fall on…well, their bottoms. Women’s rolle...
Angélica Pérez-Litwin, PhD | Posted 12.28.2011
The "Latin doll" stereotype is getting a makeover, and although stilettos might be part of the new outfit, the smartphone and laptop are essential ite...
Posted 10.10.2011
Finally, Kmart understands us! Kmart has launched a campaign that explicitly targets Spanish-dominant Latina mothers called, "Madres y Comadres...
Huff TV | Posted 10.03.2011
Arianna attended the 2011 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) on Sunday to deliver a speech on upward mobility and the immigrant experience in America....
Hector E. Sanchez | Posted 07.07.2011
Latina working women are some of the most vulnerable and lowest-paid working mothers in the nation. What is good for them is essential to the nation's future.
Silvia Henriquez | Posted 05.25.2011
While all women would face additional financial barriers accessing abortion care, women living day-to-day, many of whom are women of color, suffer disproportional impact from attacks on access to reproductive healthcare.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011
It's not just access to insurance that privileges White women in breast cancer treatment. New research shows that, even with the same kind of insuran...
Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011
(You can listen to this post in Spanish here: http://bit.ly/c1SgRy) A few days ago, I had the honor and privilege of being one of the keynote speaker...
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
Latino health is thriving despite disadvantages in income, education and access to health care.
Silvia Henriquez | Posted 05.25.2011
Why is there more focus on stigmatizing Latinas and pregnancy than empowering Latinas to manage their fertility?
Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011
So, you're tweeting and have fans. But you wish you had larger growth or engagement on your social media sites. Are there tools, techniques, or strategies you should be employing?
Erika L. Sánchez | Posted 05.15.2012