According to this report, women are still consistently earning less than men, being payed about 80% as much as their male counterparts with on exception; speech language pathology. At any rate, this article is worth taking the time to read if you have yet decided on what you want to be when you grow up. [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Feminism’
June 11, 2008
Malcolm X = Empowerment?
Here’s the latest: a Latina teacher is fired for being to “Afro-centric” in her teaching! Because she tries to make up for the skewed history taught in most classrooms, her reward is termination-and don’t miss this-by her African American principal. I realize that curriculum(s) must adhere to certain standards, but when a teacher is fired [...]
August 10, 2007
Single Mothers: Bush Strikes Again
Today Bush finally addressed the fact that Latino/a home owners are losing their homes/mortgages at an alarming rate. Statistics show that more Latino/as have lost their homes than Hurricane Katrina victims. So I guess it should come as no surprise that Bush has made a statement in which he empathizes with those folks that have [...]
