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Liza Gross is director of newsroom practice change at Solutions Journalism Network.
Rosario Pérez helms a social enterprise for women that has disbursed more than $1 billion in small loans to women in Latin America. Here she talks about her organization, herself and a client base that has a strong drive for financial independence.
Ysabel Duron, founder of Latinas Contra Cancer, is on a mission to lower cancer mortality among Latinas. In this five-question interview she talks about what works and problems, such as scarce research, that desperately need a remedy.
Women have huge stakes in the movement for immigration reform. A leading activist describes some of the common misconceptions she encounters in her work and that keep us from coming together on this issue.
Women are key stakeholders in immigration reform and their advocates say it’s urgent to get a comprehensive package passed this year, not next. The question is whether the ongoing budget battles will spur or delay debate and passage.