Five More Years of Ortega May Be Dangerous for Nicaraguan Women
November 4, 2011 by Eva Carroll · Leave a Comment
When the Nicaraguan electorate goes to the polls this Sunday in presidential elections, incumbent president Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) party are almost guaranteed ...Read More
In a First, UN Holds Brazil Accountable for Maternal Death Under CEDAW
August 23, 2011 by Jessica Mack · Leave a Comment
Nine years ago, 28-year-old Alyne da Silva Pimentel died needlessly from a difficult pregnancy after her care was both delayed and botched. A Brazilian of African descent, Pimentel lived in one of ...Read More
SlutWalk, Bahia-Style
August 5, 2011 by Erica Williams · 15 Comments
Early this summer, I was in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, directing a five-week study-abroad program for Spelman College students when I began to hear buzz about the upcoming Marcha das Vadias, or SlutWalk. The ...Read More
Havana, For Real
July 7, 2011 by Miriam Zoila Pérez · 5 Comments
As a lefty progressive and a child of Cuban exiles, I’ve always been privy to two dominant narratives about Cuba. From family members who were forced to leave for political and economic reasons ...Read More
Brazil’s Top Court Recognizes Same-Sex Unions
May 6, 2011 by Amanda Litman · 1 Comment
Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court announced yesterday that it had voted unanimously to recognize the legal rights of same-sex partners in civil unions. While the Brazilian constitution defines a “family ...Read More
Another Woman Leader in Latin America?
April 20, 2011 by Matthew Burgoyne · 3 Comments
Last month, Sandra Torres announced that she was divorcing her husband, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, in order to run for the presidency herself. “I am getting a divorce from my husband, ...Read More
Five Fascinating Latinas for Women’s History Month
March 24, 2011 by Oh Hells Nah · 5 Comments
The Latinas we see on TV and in film too often are relegated to being maids or sexy, voluptuous women. But we are so much more. This Women’s History Month, I want to celebrate just a few of the ...Read More
My Favorite Feminist: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
March 16, 2011 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze · 9 Comments
In honor of Women’s History Month, I want to honor my favorite (and too-little-known) feminist, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century nun, poet and scholar. Juana was born in 1648 in San ...Read More
PBS Draws Attention to Human Rights Crisis in Guatemala
March 11, 2011 by Pam Redela · Leave a Comment
PBS’s new two-part report on women in Guatemala, which aired this week, shines a much-needed light on a mounting crisis of women’s health, rights and safety while offering a glimmer of ...Read More
This Century’s War of the Roses
February 11, 2011 by Kathleen Richter · 8 Comments
Regardless of your feelings on Valentine’s Day–whether you were the cis-girl who staged Valentine’s day protests, the trans-boy who nervously wondered if the girl he liked could ...Read More
