Now that International Women's Day 2023 is approaching, let us take a look at some of the Latinas who championed women's rights and welfare in the past few decades.
Celebrate International Women's Day by celebrating the people who made it possible Women have been fighting for rights and equality since the dawn of time.
Women are protesting across Latin America in a call to force gender politics into the arena following increasing cases of femicide and highly restrictive abortion laws.
Protesters in Mexico City use piles of red shoes for violence against women awareness. (Photo : Reuters) Protesters piled-up many shoes of women that were painted red on the main square in Mexico City on Saturday.
Underage marriage is now banned in Guatemala. Underage marriage is now banned in Guatemala. As reported by Reuters, the new law, which was approved in Congress by a vote of 87-15, raises the age a Guatemalan girl can marry from 14 to 18.
Acknowledging his mother's history as an immigrant, Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nevada, announced his U.S. Senate bid to succeed Sen. Harry Reid's, D-Nevada, seat.
Pope Francis talked about equal rights for women during his catechetical reflection on marriage and family at his weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, according to the Vatican Radio.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, the country’s first female president, has just signed a new law that seeks to set tough new penalties for the murder of women and girls.
Women's History Month honors some of the most famous and notable females throughout history in multiple countries around the world. Here, Latin Post takes the time to honor those women and list 10 influential Latina athletes in sports.
As people celebrate Women's Day on Sunday, the United Nations warned that the gender pay gap will not close in seven decades across the world if it continues to reduce at its current rate, The Guardian reports.
"Salud, Dignidad y Justicia" (health, dignity and justice) was the greatest demand at Wednesday's demonstration following a hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. There, activists from numerous states, namely Texas, spoke against the closure of abortion clinics, and the restrictions placed on preventative contraception in the state.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made another public appearance and urged women to be engaged in the political process in order to advance women's rights.
The tests have been around since at least 2012. Women looking to get into education in Sao Paulo are sometimes asked to prove their virginity in order to get jobs.
"Women Against Feminism," a social media action occurring in response to the notorious social movement, claims that feminism reduces women to victims, stereotypes all men as predators and challenges women's traditional roles as females and mothers.
Senate Democrats introduced new legislation Wednesday to combat the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, which allows certain businesses to deny coverage for contraception to female employees.
