Latina Women Archives

5 WOC Who Have Opened Up About Their Struggles with Eating Disorders

Pamela AvilaFebruary 26, 2021

by Pamela AvilaFebruary 26, 202106304

About 29 million Americans experience a clinically significant eating disorder during their lifetime, reports The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. But of that significant number of people, only one-third who struggle with eating disorders will ever receive treatment. The numbers...

Lifestyle

Latinas Devoted to Body Positivity You Need to Check Out

Nicole YoungFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021

by Nicole YoungFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 202107938

With photo filters available at our fingertips, it’s hard to not use one to conform to mainstream beauty standards but women are taking a stand against fabricated beauty ideals. Jennifer Lopez, Denise Bidot, and Lizzo are some of the celebrities...

Lifestyle

Why Being a White-Presenting Latina Makes Me Feel Guilty

Irina GonzalezAugust 4, 2018October 14, 2020

by Irina GonzalezAugust 4, 2018October 14, 2020112590

Whenever I introduce myself to someone new, the first thing that typically comes up is my background. Sometimes it’s because they notice my name and remark on it sounding unusual (Irina, which is obviously Slavic, and Gonzalez, which is obviously...

Family

We Need To Talk About Marianismo

Priscilla BlossomMarch 13, 2018September 17, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomMarch 13, 2018September 17, 2020127744

As women, we are often socialized to be pleasant and quiet, to be pure and chaste, to be pretty and helpful and little more. As Latinas, there often feels like there is an added layer of this. First generation Latinas...

News and Entertainment

Real #Herstory: The Role of Women in Drug Cartels

Bill O’ConnorNovember 2, 2017December 8, 2020

by Bill O’ConnorNovember 2, 2017December 8, 202014888

Is single-handedly running an international drug cartel network only a men’s game? Most of what we see in pop culture, TV, and the media would suggest so. Pablo Escobar lives on in infamy as the figurehead of the Medellin cartels,...