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For women of color, Equal Pay Day 2016 still hasn’t come. This inequity shows how far we still have to go in gaining political representation. Our numbers are too low in U.S. Congress and even worse in state government.
The support group starts on March 5 at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and is part of an effort to improve coping, lifestyles and risk awareness. Meet the two Mayo Clinic-trained “heart sisters” who will lead the sessions.
With the hashtag #SheWillBe, the new initiative focuses on improving young women’s access to jobs, health care and education, taking into account how race, gender and sexual identity differently impact women.
Expressed in an essay published in XO Jane this week, the article has angered many women of color and those who practice yoga, who call the story racist, discriminatory against larger women and further fueling the lack of diversity in yoga.
This despite the fact that they face more hurdles, say Susan J. Carroll and Kira Sanbonmatsu in this excerpt from “More Women Can Run.” Democrat women have also gained seats at a higher rate than Republicans, in part thanks to public policy motivations.
When it comes to twerking, why is the trend now about Miley Cyrus and not the black origins of the dance? With help from Twitter, women of color are talking more about their missing intersections with mainstream media and feminism.
There are a growing number of Latinas, and other women of color, in office, defying expectations and explanations, says Christina E. Bejarano in this excerpt from “The Latina Advantage.”
Health authorities recently shut down a nationally recognized maternity center in the Bronx and shifted patients to another public hospital where two women recently died in labor. Critics say the move risks women’s safety.
Strong community support and resources are a starting point in the next frontier for breastfeeding success. Kimberly Seals Allers challenges governors in three Southern states to make a pledge to mothers.
The current gun-control debate could worsen the mental health stigma that already stops many women of color from seeking help, says Atima Omara-Alwala. It’s necessary to get the facts right on mental illness and those who commit violent acts.