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During months like Black History Month, and Women’s History Month, we focus our attention on leaders and change-makers in our various communities. Of course, I believe this should be a year-long endeavor, but that’s a conversation for a separate article. We look at the amazing things they have done, and marvel at the impact they’ve …

My friend Jose Luis Vilson (Mr. Vilson to his students, and TheJLV to his online fans) agreed to share some of his ideas with me surrounding the theme of education for Latinos. As a middle school math teacher, in addition to being a writer, activist, edublogger, and poet (among his other skills), Jose has some …

This past week I went to a very interesting presentation by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education, Russlyn Ali. The title of Ms. Ali’s talk was Achieving Equity in Education: The Resurgence of Civil Rights & Education in the Obama Administration. The presentation was offered by a local law …

As Women’s History Month draws to a close, let us keep in mind the strength, pride and brilliance of Latinas – we have LOTS to be proud of… I’d like to share with you just a few stories of Latina history-makers!  There is so much more to say about all of these women, but let …

Women make up the majority of the U.S. work force, and hold a majority of management positions.  (Women make up 50.8% of people employed in management and professional occupations.) Studies have shown that high school girls in the U.S. earn higher GPAs than their male peers and are more likely to gain admittance to societies …

To Be is to Do — Socrates To Do is to Be — Sartre Do Be Do Be Do – Frank Sinatra As Latinas, one of the things we struggle with is overwork, burnout and the stress of juggling many, many obligations all at once.  As women, we are most frequently the ones who take …

by Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. I’d suffered with the pesky earache for days, had taken eardrops and aspirin to no avail, and hoped that my mother could find something that would give me relief. She did. The Latina neighbor from around the corner of our Corpus Christi, Texas home entered my room with a small …

As Latinas and as women, we have so many characteristics that are attributed to us.  We are passionate.  We are strong.  We are creative.  We are emotional.  We are S.E.X.Y!  We are tender.  We are vengeful.  >:)  And of course, as the diverse group we are, we represent all of these wonderful, scary and fantastic …

The status of women overall is getting better, but still faces some significant challenges.  For example, women have seen significant gains in education and labor force involvement, but this has not yet translated to wage and income equity. Women have increased their numbers in jobs classified as managerial or professional, but women still represent just …

Our role models with regard to what true leadership is, what it means to be a leader, and what a leader is required to do, often come from the women in our lives… What did you see growing up modeled by your mother, your grandmother, perhaps an aunt, an older sister, or your godmother?  We …