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Digging Deeper Into #WomensVote100 and the Barriers Women of Color Face in Government
As we raise up the opportunity women have to participate in democracy, we must highlight the barriers that women in government still face today, especially women of color.
In Chile, Case of Two Professors Facing Discrimination for Speaking Out on #MeToo Causes Stir in Academia
Once Dr. Karina Bravo began to speak out about the workplace harassment that she was experiencing, the respect and accolades quickly began to wane.
Texas Organizations Launch ‘Abortion Without Borders’ Advertising Campaign
Abortion funds unite under a call for love, compassion, access to abortion within Texas borderlands.
If They Kill Me
FROM LATINO USA
In the last decade, over 24,000 women have been killed across Mexico alone.
Indigenous Peruvian Women Fight for Justice After Forced Sterilizations
The RadioLAND podcast for May 2, 2019.
Honduran Activists Launch Campaign for Legalization of Emergency Contraceptives Amid Concerning Sexual Violence Rates
The Central American nation has one of the highest rates of sexual violence against women in Latin America, which makes the issue even more urgent for activists.
Central American Women Fleeing Violence Experience More Trauma After Seeking Asylum
The number of women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the United States to flee domestic and gang violence is rising.
Angela Magaña: Fighting for Her Life and Team La Perla
“After I was a little more aware of my life this video was made. Now begins my road back to #LaJaula #MMA #NationalTeamMember #Recovery #TeamLaPerla,” Magaña tweeted on Saturday morning.
Breaking the Silence: A Futuro Media Community Podcast Lab Production
Latino Rebels Radio: April 11, 2019
Students and Educators Across Dominican Republic Are Rocking Their Natural Hair Today to Protest Discrimination
Women and girls are also posting images online to show their black pride.
Mexico’s Women’s Movement Confronts Gender Violence as Thousands Post #MeToo
A new Latin America News Dispatch podcast episode.
‘Todos Somos Martha’: Ecuadorians Protest Gender Violence, Femicide and Xenophobia
There are now approximately 600 registered femicides in Ecuador since January 1, 2014.
Chula
Latino Rebels Radio: March 24, 2019
LATINOS OUT LOUD Interviews Our Digital Media Editor Amanda Alcántara About Her Upcoming Book ‘Chula’
During the interview, they discuss some of the surprising inspirations behind the book and facing the fear of publishing independently.
From Street Vendors to SXSW Stars: How a Group of Salvadoran Women Fights Machismo Through Theatre
Ruth, Wendy, Magda, Chileno and Magaly are five Salvadoran women who started their own theatre company and aspired for a better life in a male-dominated culture.
A 30-Year Quest for Justice in Peru
“Sexual violence is also a weapon, not only as the military’s sense of right to conquer but as a form of subjugation,” said Gustavo Gorriti, an award-winning Peruvian journalist.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or the Insidious Attempt to Disappear the Latina Intellectual (OPINION)
The New York Democrat has been insulted on a weekly basis since being sworn in after the midterm elections in 2018.
One Million March for Reproductive Justice Across Latin America on International Women’s Day
Rallies come one day after the release of three women imprisoned under El Salvador’s abortion ban.
Ivy Queen’s Feminist Reggaeton Anthem ‘Quiero Bailar’ Has Been Reimagined by a Women-Led Engineering Team
“It’s my job as a leading female to make sure they are given a chance,” said Ivy Queen.
Three Women Imprisoned Under El Salvador’s Abortion Ban Released
Alba Lorena Rodríguez, María del Tránsito Orellana and Cinthia Marcela Rodríguez served a combined 29 years in prison as a result of extreme abortion ban.
iLe’s Newest Song ‘Temes’ Confronts Machismo Straight On
Why are so you afraid of me?