Personal Development and Career Success for Today's Latina
Have you ever set a weight loss goal but failed to reach it? Has a doctor ever asked you to make a lifestyle change that was difficult? Do you find yourself grabbing that empanada and kicking yourself later? Have you ever felt like you just didn’t have the time? These types of scenarios are common [...]
Employment and natural hair Question: If your natural hair is frizzy, tightly curled or coarse, would you go to a job interview with your hair a lo natural — unrelaxed, without blow-dry or un-ironed? Most likely not. Latinas and African-American women are often faced with tremendous bias and prejudice against wearing their hair naturally. There is [...]
There are mothers that are better mothers when they work. They can manage work and home amazingly, and parenting just as well. I know many working mamas, and their kids are doing great. There are mothers that prefer to stay at home, those that enjoy every minute with their child. I also know many SAH [...]
Degree(s) :: College/University: B.A. in Visual Arts :: University of The Pacific. Current Job/Professional Title: I am currently an Education Specialist at Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi, CA. I develop educational programming and curriculum for school groups, assist in animal care, coordinate major events. I also coordinate our private and public summer, fall and spring zoo [...]
Current job/professional title: Founder and CEO, Refleta (www.refleta.com) City you live in: San Francisco Recent/past professional/social achievements: I was recently named a 2011 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum 1. Country of origin or family heritage? Age you arrived to the U.S. if you were born outside of the U.S. My family is [...]
What do you do when the schools in your community fail to meet your academic expectations? Well, there’s private schools, of course, although they’re costly and vary in their academic rigor. You can move to a “better” school district and pray that the schools are, indeed, better. Some parents go as far as borrowing addresses [...]
Being LatinaSmart is about expressing yourself and being couragous. Today, we’re spreading the word on a smart Latina who’s using the blogosphere and social media to express herself and her fellow Cubans. I hope her story will inspire you to use your blog to bring Yoani to the BlogHer 2011 conference, this summer. Here’s the [...]
Mentoring Hermanas is a Q & A platform on Facebook where your burning questions are answered by a group of professional Latina women — supporting our hermanas one question at a time. To submit your question, click here. Ask a Professional: ”I Have Been Trying to Lose Weight. I’m Apple Shaped. What is a Healthy [...]
Mentoring Hermanas is a Q & A platform on Facebook where your burning questions are answered by a group of professional Latina women — supporting our hermanas one question at a time. To submit your question, click here. Question: “I obtained my B.S. in marketing 3 years ago. I did not have the opportunity to [...]
Celina Sotomayor Watch Angélica Pérez-Litwin, publisher of New Latina, Jennifer Pons, Lauren Hand and Kelly Wallace on the iVillage Turbo Talk, speaking candidly about the women who inspire them (Hint — one is related to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor!); how they find that elusive balance so many of us are constantly seeking and whether a [...]
