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Women across California who are farmworkers will get help to maintain home and community gardens using fewer pesticides. It is the goal of a grant from the GreenLatinos Justicia y Equidad Fund. The advocacy group Alianza Nacional de Campesinas will use the grant to fund the Madre Tierra, or Mother Earth...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters El 22 de noviembre, el presidente de la Asamblea, Robert Rivas, nombró nuevos líderes en la Legislatura estatal, incluidas 23 mujeres líderes de varios comités de la Asamblea, incluidas 14 mujeres de color. En esa lista se incluye la asambleísta Liz Ortega , quien encabezará el comité...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters On Nov. 22, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas appointed new leadership in the state Legislature, including 23 female leaders of various Assembly committees, including 14 women of color. Included in that list is Assemblymember Liz Ortega, who will lead the Labor committee on the heels of a strike-filled summer and several...
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Cuando una mujer de Texas comenzó su viaje de seis años para adoptar, esperaba afectar la vida de un niño. Felicia Lewis, una madre adoptiva, ahora está marcando una diferencia en las vidas de tres hermanas jóvenes. Después de considerar la adopción durante años, Lewis y su pareja Ruth...
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When a Texas woman began her six-year journey to adopt, she hoped to affect one child’s life. Felicia Lewis, an adoptive parent, is now making a difference in the lives of three young sisters. After considering adoption for years, Lewis and her partner Ruth were introduced to the three...
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The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace receive the same pay for the same work. The jobs do not have to be identical, but they must be substantially the same. That is, it is the content of the job (not the job titles)...
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August 18th is a significant date as it commemorates the 103rd anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which recognized women’s right to vote. This historic milestone honors the legacy of the fight for women’s suffrage, gender equality and the political participation of women in general,...
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A new system of bundling and reselling small-business loans is funneling millions to companies owned by women, people of color, immigrants and others who are often excluded from the financial system. Community development financial institutions – known as CDFIs – focus on small loans of $5 to $250,000 sometimes...
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Ya sea que se vaya a graduar de la escuela secundaria o de la universidad, lo más probable es que se esté volviendo más independiente en el manejo de su propio dinero. Aunque las finanzas pueden ser estresantes, no siempre tienen porqué serlo. Por eso, una nueva iniciativa del...
Women across California who are farmworkers will get help to maintain home and community gardens using fewer pesticides. It is the goal of a grant from the GreenLatinos Justicia y Equidad Fund. The advocacy group Alianza Nacional de Campesinas will use the grant to fund the Madre Tierra, or Mother Earth...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters El 22 de noviembre, el presidente de la Asamblea, Robert Rivas, nombró nuevos líderes en la Legislatura estatal, incluidas 23 mujeres líderes de varios comités de la Asamblea, incluidas 14 mujeres de color. En esa lista se incluye la asambleísta Liz Ortega , quien encabezará el comité...
Cuando una mujer de Texas comenzó su viaje de seis años para adoptar, esperaba afectar la vida de un niño. Felicia Lewis, una madre adoptiva, ahora está marcando una diferencia en las vidas de tres hermanas jóvenes. Después de considerar la adopción durante años, Lewis y su pareja Ruth...
The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace receive the same pay for the same work. The jobs do not have to be identical, but they must be substantially the same. That is, it is the content of the job (not the job titles)...
August 18th is a significant date as it commemorates the 103rd anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which recognized women’s right to vote. This historic milestone honors the legacy of the fight for women’s suffrage, gender equality and the political participation of women in general,...
A new system of bundling and reselling small-business loans is funneling millions to companies owned by women, people of color, immigrants and others who are often excluded from the financial system. Community development financial institutions – known as CDFIs – focus on small loans of $5 to $250,000 sometimes...
Ya sea que se vaya a graduar de la escuela secundaria o de la universidad, lo más probable es que se esté volviendo más independiente en el manejo de su propio dinero. Aunque las finanzas pueden ser estresantes, no siempre tienen porqué serlo. Por eso, una nueva iniciativa del...