By Silvia Henriquez, Executive Director of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health [Ms. Foundation grantee] After Jersey Garcia welcomed her first baby earlier this year in a planned pregn ...

By Kierra Johnson Driving down many highways in the US, one sees billboards that read, “Virgin: Teach your Kids It’s Not a Dirty Word” or “Wait for the Bling.” These billboards, funded by conservat ...

By Valeria Fernández PHOENIX, Ariz. – Is it better to risk deportation by calling the police or just endure the abuse? That question haunted Lourdes, whose name has been changed for her protection, ...

By Michelle Andrews The average American woman who wants two children spends roughly five years trying to get pregnant or being pregnant. She spends a much longer time -- 30 years, on average -- try ...

Today, the United States reflects on the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. For those who fought in the conflict and returned home, staying in touch with fellow service members was a battle in itsel ...

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services Saying domestic violence victims will be endangered, a national organization which advocates on behalf of women wants a federal judge to block Arizona from en ...

By Michael Virtanen, Associated Press Writer New York lawmakers have passed bills to require overtime pay after eight-hour workdays and at least one day off weekly for more than 200,000 housekeeper ...

By Bill Quigley, Center for Constitutional Rights & Tony Romano, Right to the City Alliance [Ms. Foundation grantee] Public housing in this country is rapidly becoming endangered, and with it, t ...

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins from Green for All [Ms. Foundation grantee] talks about the impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. [Source: Green for All]

by Anthony Sandoval About two dozen women sat Sunday encircling a small stone shrine at the Macehualli center, a self-described cultural embassy of indigenous people in downtown Phoenix. The women ...