Tag Archives: women
¿Latinas: Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Neither?
January 28, 2013
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40 years ago, the Supreme Court handed down Roe v. Wade, a decision that legalized abortion. The law hinges on privacy–bringing a baby into this world is a decision between a mother and her doctor. No more “back alley” procedures Read More...
The Dress: What an Indigenous Woman’s Gown Tells Us About Sofía Vergara’s Golden Globe Pick
January 14, 2013
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Magdalena Quinilla Batz is not Sofía Vergara. Odds are she will never strut down the Golden Globes red carpet wearing a Gucci gown. When you look at Magdalena you can almost convince yourself that the red carpet is part of Read More...
Latino Voters: ¿Obama Claus or Mitt Romney?
November 16, 2012
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Does anyone remember the iconic ”Don’t Speak?” scenes in Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway” when Dianne Wiest orders John Cusack’s to be quiet? No one likes to be chiteado, especially women and Latinas. For good reason: in many contexts, our voices and Read More...
Petraeus Escándalo Boils Down to El Hombre Propone y la Mujer Dispone
November 15, 2012
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When I read on Twitter that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director David Petraeus resigned days after the re-election of Barack Obama, I assumed the decorated retired Army general had done so because he no longer wanted to serve under this President. Read More...
¡The Wise Latina Club 2012 Blogs by Latinas Best News Blog!
November 13, 2012
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Amigos, some great news. The Wise Latina Club was awarded the 2012 Favorite News Blog by Blogs by Latinas, an online directory of more than 2000 blogs world-wide, written by Hispanic women for the second year in a row. This recognition is Read More...
Wonder Twin Powers Activate: ¡Form of One of the Most Powerful Latinas in Social Media!
October 1, 2012
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You learn a lot of things on Twitter. Like Bin-Laden‘s death. That J-Lo and Marc Anthony are finito. That @InvisibleObama is long on funny but short on clever. I also found out that I had been named by U.S. Hispanic-centered Read More...
The Challenges Female Vets Face When Coming Home on NPR’s Tell Me More while I Guest Host
August 27, 2012
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In general, how much lip service do you hear for our veterans? You know the patriotism reserved for holidays–Veteran’s, Flag Day, 4th of July, or Memorial Day. Politicians are the worst offenders, including those in Congress who control spending, including that Read More...
3 NJ Teens and I Get Our Wish or A Debate Moderator Should Be a Woman
August 13, 2012
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UPDATE! The Commission for Presidential Debate just released the names of the moderators of the 2012 Presidential debates: 1st presidential debate: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of the PBS NewsHour Wednesday, October 3, University of Denver, Denver, CO Vice presidential debate: Read More...
