Summer’s Eve Uses Racism, Sexism To Sell To Latinas

Summer’s Eve Uses Racism, Sexism To Sell To Latinas

Mary Mata July 29, 2011

An ad campaign from Summer’s Eve to sell feminine hygiene products was recently pulled after protests that spread across the media, and social media platforms, and ultimately put the company to […]

No Matter What You Do, Men Are Going To Look

Mary Mata April 29, 2011

Have you ever noticed ladies, that, no matter how you dress or how you act, men are going to check you out? I mean, whether they be bosses, co-workers, friends, […]

Latino Heads U.S. Commission On Civil Rights

Mary Mata April 21, 2011

For the first time ever, a Latino is head of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights — that’s the organization that serves as a clearinghouse for civil rights violations on […]

News Taco To Go: Oil, Jobs, Muslims, Walmart And Radiation

Mary Mata March 30, 2011

President Obama is set to cut U.S. oil imports by 1/3 over the next decade due to unrest in the Middle East and rising prices. There were 201,000 jobs added […]

Playing Dumb For Men — A Latina Thing?

Mary Mata January 27, 2011

I know I’m not the only one who does it. Recently a male friend of mine remarked upon an interaction I had with another, somewhat arrogant Latino male in a […]

Report: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry

Mary Mata November 26, 2010

The Southern Poverty Law Center recently published a report called “Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry” that interviewed about 150 women working in the food […]