Mujeres

Group had been holding a peaceful community camp for 40+ days to demand a change to archaic abortion laws that currently prohibit the procedure even if it’s to save a woman’s life.

The station’s owner is now facing a discrimination complaint before the Federal Trade Commission.

La razón fundamental para apoyar el acceso al aborto seguro en 3 causales es que la mayoría de las mujeres que tienen un embarazo no deseado van a tratar de hacerse un aborto, independientemente de lo que dicte la ley y en aquellos países donde el aborto es penalizado, las mujeres no tendrán más opción que arriesgar sus vidas haciéndose un aborto clandestino con personas no calificadas.

The lack of contraceptives may not sound like an urgent need for some people, but it is crucial for many women because it can have a long-term impact on their education, professional development, and economic and psychological well-being.

Making moneda moves.

I have struggled with how to describe or define my identity since moving to the United States from Mexico at age 10—a struggle that was internalized and personal for years.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five years after the prize-winning activist was shot to death.

According to data collected by Corporación Miles —an organization dedicated to the defense of sexual and reproductive rights— these contraceptives were purchased by public health services in September 2019.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Salvadoran woman who died in police custody over the weekend in a Caribbean beach resort had also suffered abuse by her companion, who has been arrested, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.

In a recent article by Lori Lizarraga, Lizarraga shares that three Latina reporters, herself included, were dismissed by 9News in the past year. More disturbing, Lizarraga shared personal examples of discrimination in the newsroom during her short tenure.

As a Latina working in such spaces, it is a reminder that even educational privilege or positions of power do not protect us against racism and xenophobia.

Latino Rebels Radio, March 25, 2021

A discussion of Latinidad can be complex, but author/illustrator Juliet Menéndez navigates it well.

Documentary filmmaker Cristina Costantini is on a mission.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A candidate for a governorship in southern Mexico has been confirmed as the nominee of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party despite nationwide protests over the fact two women accused him of rape.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador tried to focus attention Monday on the high number of women in his cabinet, and not on the fact he has refused to break with a governorship candidate accused of rape.

“We demand a national security strategy focused on gender to put an end to femicides,” the letter said.

The global celebration of International Women’s Day ignores the critical importance of immigrant women resisting oppressive systems to produce change today for tomorrow.

I was intrigued by what strategies organizations employed to reach U.S. Latino consumers and spoke with two C-suite executives with beauty and fashion backgrounds to gain perspective on their experiences with this constantly evolving segment of the population.

Latino Rebels Radio: February 25, 2021

What would happen if we collectively removed our bodies from the “buffer zone?”