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Vanesa Amaro was a renowned Latina housekeeper with over 5.3M followers on TikTok, and Co-Owner of Amaro’s Cleaning, a company she had established about eight years ago, with her husband joining her venture six years ago. During the pandemic, as a then Latina housekeeper unable to do her
Becoming a Latina entrepreneur is a daunting task. It’s even harder when the majority of people making it happen don’t look like you. Where do you go for guidance? Successful business people usually have the support and guidance of those who have garnered success before them. Latinas entering
Originally published by our Partners - Latinitas Magazine The air feels different in this small shop in downtown San Antonio. Right outside, in the midst of busy streets and coffee shops, the typical Texas sun blares down, the humidity clings to skin and the air feels thick. But, step inside
The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963, but over 55 years later, we have yet to see equality when it comes to what Latinas are being paid. Equal pay for Latinas is still an issue, and that is unfair. The only way we can push through this injustice is
Self-identifying Latinx make up less than 7% of the technology workforce at large technology corporations like Google, Facebook, Twitter, to name a few. That is a diversity stat, we have to change. The diversity and inclusion conversation has made its way to the surface across mainstream America and we, at
One of the most important things you can learn is how to manage your finances. How to get started, the best places to invest your money, and how to make your initial investment reap rewards. Unfortunately, Latinxs are often not armed with these financial tools, that would position them to
Let’s face it…times have changed. The current situation is not business as usual. Searching for a job is stressful. Now add in social distancing and an uncertain economy and job searching can seem impossible. And with half (49%) of Hispanics and Latinos saying they or someone in their
My mother raised me to never take my education for granted. She immigrated here from Mexico, and despite the language barrier, she helped me with my homework and school projects in any way that she could. When my parents got me my first computer, my mom would buy dozens of
In this era of Trump, the Latinx community has taken several punches. From the inhuman policies of ‘separating families’ at the Mexican/U.S. border to the sentiments of ‘immigrants taking jobs’, immigrants all being ‘illegals’, ‘bad hombres’ and criminals, etc. – the divisiveness designed to create anti-immigrant sentiment among uneducated
The gender and racial pay gap is real. We know that African American women, Native American and Latinas are adversely affected by the pay gap in the United States. Latinas are ‘the most adversely affected by the gender pay gap. They are paid just 53 cents for every dollar earned
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