Word: latinas
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...color--who have long been heads of household, sole or co-breadwinners, single parents, and caregivers to children and seniors. While many of our white counterparts were fighting for workplace equality, we were already working--as their maids and nannies, as well as outside the domestic sphere. Black, Latina, Asian and American Indian women suffer from discriminatory practices unique to their own sets, and their struggle for equality has been underreported for quite some time. I applaud TIME's vital look at the American woman and challenge you to explore her in all her colorful, varied glory...
...says Marsh. "Now that we've shown these are potentially viable clients for them in the long term, talent agencies have become more aggressive in finding their talent before we do." And locating them, he says, is by far the hardest part. When Disney was looking for a young Latina star, Marsh says, he looked at thousands of kids and found one he wanted to pursue: Gomez...
...Conference that helped launch the century-old organization. In a stuffy office across from housing projects, I read drafts of college essays written by New York high school students, including many by poor immigrants. I remembered Sotomayor’s controversial statement—“a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life”—and wondered: What creates wisdom...
...that the GOP didn't go out of its way to give its base something to chew on. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the committee, wasted little time questioning Sotomayor's objectivity by citing her now infamous comments that she hoped a "wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences, would more often than not reach a better conclusion" than a white male. "First," Sessions demanded, "I'd like to know, do you think there's any circumstance in which a judge should allow their prejudices to impact their decision-making...
...acknowledging that she had made a bad choice of words in her previous speeches. "Life experiences have to influence you. We're not robots to listen to evidence and don't have feelings. We have to recognize those feelings and put them aside." (Read "Just What Is a 'Wise Latina,' Anyway...