Gender Equity
Friday, August 14
2:00 PM ET
Gender Equity Feminista y Resistencia: The Latina Experience and How To Build Support and Community
Sponsor: GEICO
Latinas still face discrimination in both their professional and personal lives despite the contributions they make to virtually every area of life in the U.S. Two major hurdles in the fight for equity in America are laws restricting the rights of immigrant/undocumented women and the wage gap affecting Latina women at a disproportionate rate. Pervasive sexism in our society has also created a glass ceiling that still persists and makes it difficult for many women to realize their potential.
Featured Speaker:
- Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto from Nevada
Moderator:
- Vanessa Cardenas, Senior Advisor LULAC
Panelists:
- Elsie Valdes, National Vice President for Women LULAC
- Ralina Cardona, LULAC National Vice President for the Northeast
- Vivian Nava-Schellinger, Director, Community Partnerships & Network Activation, NCOA
- Claudia Tristan, Immigration Campaign Director, MomsRising/MamásConPoder
