For Facts’ Sake — VOTE
|
When the line between fact and fiction becomes so blurred, people will behave in ways that defy logic.
The ERA Would Keep Immigrant Women Safe and Secure
|
The American Dream has transformed from an open welcoming for all to a selective term catering to white male privilege.
Weekly Update: Us in the U.S.
|
The Trump administration fails to meet deadline for family reunification, and a Federal Court disregards persistent anti-choice harassment at reproductive health services clinic.
Immigrants Terrorized… Muslims Banned… Kennedy Resigns…Why People Must Stand Up Now
|
If things continue on the current trajectory, Donald Trump will now be free to cement in place a fully fascist Supreme Court for decades to come.
Immigration
Female Immigrants, Younger and Older, Help Keep All Families Healthier
|
Whether it’s working as a personal care aide or helping to look after their own families, we must recognize the valuable role immigrants play as caretakers as the heated debate around immigration policies continues.
Immigration
Families Fractured by Immigration Need Reform, Regrouping More Than Ever
|
In his remaining months in office Obama is unlikely to remedy the setback the U.S. Supreme Court recently inflicted on millions of Americans and their immigrant families. But the fight isn’t over.
Caretakers
Aging Immigrants Often Work as Unpaid Caretakers
|
If you reach retirement age without any Social Security checks to keep you going, it often means you just keep on doing the same unpaid or low-wage work. “These women are an invisible population,” says the leader of an advocacy group.
Immigration
Filipino Families Struggle With Motherhood Exodus
|
Being both mother and father to the children is difficult, says an unemployed man whose wife works as a domestic helper in Dubai. The feminization of migration leaves more families affected by what one researcher calls the commodification of motherhood.
face veil ban
French Muslims Confront Menace Beneath Ban of Veil
|
For generations France made little effort to include newcomers from its former colonies in North Africa, say critics. Now, two recent bans against religious veiling put French Muslim girls and women at the center of the country’s simmering immigration debate.
Turkey
Female Photographers Adjust Turkey’s Viewfinder
|
With their cameras and their galleries, women are helping to build appreciation for a still-marginal art form in Turkey. Along the way, they are also bringing visibility to women’s issues and history.