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I went to a food festival where Latina chefs shared their culinary journeys and fed my Boricua soul
Latina restaurant owners showcased their culinary skills at a Latin food festival in Jersey. Their …
Sofía Viera
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December 8 is this year's Latina Equal Pay Day, or the day Latina workers finally earn what white men made in just 2021
Latinas are "gonna work until they die and they still won't catch up," Jasmine Tucker of the Nation…
Madison Hoff
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How I became one of 9 Black and Latina female founders whose startup reached $1 billion valuation
Iman Abuzeid, whose healthcare-career marketplace was valued at $1.65 billion, says she doesn't wor…
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins
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Pregnant Latinas are more than twice as likely to get COVID-19, emphasizing need for vaccinations, study finds
Given contracting COVID-19 during pregnancy can increase the risk adverse health outcomes, the stud…
Gwen Aviles
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Former ACLU lawyer running for Texas Attorney General on a pro-choice platform says her pregnancy inspired her campaign
Rochelle Garza tells Insider that her pregnancy helped inspire her bid for Texas attorney general, …
Michelle García
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As a queer Latina adopted by first-generation immigrants, I struggled to find stories like mine. Now I'm focused on shifting the narratives in how we talk about culture.
Karina Martinez struggled with reconciling all of her identities: Latina, second-generation immigra…
Kelly Burch
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Advocates say Latinas who make less than their white colleagues are 'screaming into the void' on Equal Pay Day
Latinas still make less than white men. This Latina Equal Pay Day, here's what experts say can be d…
Gwen Aviles
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Today is Latina Equal Pay Day, or the day Latina workers finally earn what non-Hispanic white men made in just 2020
October 21 is Latina Equal Pay Day. Latina workers make 57 cents for every dollar non-Hispanic whit…
Madison Hoff
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Tell us your stories of salary disparities for Latina Equal Pay Day
On Latina Equal Pay Day, Latinas making less than their white colleagues share stories of the pay …
Gwen Aviles
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Who is Catherine Cortez Masto? The first Latina senator fought off a Trump-backed opponent to keep Democratic control of the Senate.
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) listens as Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak delivers remarks at an…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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In the past three years, 200,000 Black and Latina women disappeared from the workforce. Now, they're cautiously coming back, looking for jobs that will allow them to thrive.
Black and Latina women report feeling unsafe, unheard, and undervalued at higher rates than their w…
Brianna Holt
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The number of missing Black and Latina women has spiked in the pandemic. Here's how data and media obscure the problem.
The death of Gabby Petito highlighted disparities in media coverage for missing women of color. Exp…
Gwen Aviles
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Latinas still endure one of the widest pay gaps of any group. On Latina Equal Pay Day, here's what policymakers, organizations, and companies can do to combat pay discrimination.
Fifty years after the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Latinas had to work 22 months to make the same salary …
Lola Méndez
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Meet the Latina who created a Glassdoor-like app for content creators to address pay disparities
Christen Nino De Guzman, who's worked with content creators at TikTok and Instagram, recently launc…
Gwen Aviles
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Family, bipartisan lawmakers, and Kim Kardashian rally behind a Latina death row prisoner scheduled to be executed later this month
Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death for killing her 2-year-old daughter. Her execution is schedule…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Eva Longoria apologized after facing criticism for saying Latina women 'are the real heroines' of Joe Biden's election win
Longoria's comments were described as anti-Black and condemned for erasing Black Lantix women and d…
Zac Ntim
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Supporting Latinas can fuel economic growth and help the US rebuild post-COVID-19. Here are 3 ways to start.
"This COVID-induced catastrophe presents an opportunity for a stronger, fairer, and more prosperous…
Beatríz Acevedo
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10 Latinx business leaders who are championing diversity in their companies — and within their own community
To help us find Latinx leaders whose impact is being felt outside their companies, we reached out t…
Marguerite Ward
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How one Latina therapist went from almost quitting therapy to helping Latinos overcome mental health stigma
Latinx Therapy seeks to address the mental health crisis facing Latinos, many of whom see depressio…
Gwen Aviles
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Today is Latina Equal Pay Day. Investing in Latinas is crucial for fixing the pay gap - and improving the country.
Mónica Ramirez is an activist, attorney, and the founder of the nonprofit Justice For Migrant Women…