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Las latinas enfrentan desafíos constantes en el mundo laboral

Photo courtesy of Kanawa_studio at Getty Images Las mujeres hispanas/latinas aún enfrentan desigualdad en términos de salario en comparación con los hombres blancos no hispanos en EE. UU. y no alcanzarán la equidad salarial hasta el año 2206, según un informe del Instituto de Investigación sobre Políticas para la Mujer (Institute for Women’s Policy Research). En promedio, ganan $28,911 menos por año que los hombres blancos. La educación es la clave para superar esta brecha.    

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Hispanic Community May 2018

DeVos: Reporting Undocumented Students Is A Local Decision [Education News]

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that decisions on whether to report undocumented students to authorities rest with local communities. But Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaign at the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement that a school taking such action would violate the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of education to every child.

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Hispanic Serving Institutions May 2018 Issue

According to the U.S. Department of Education, “a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that—(A) is an eligible institution; and (B) has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.” While this definition nicely sums up the requirements a school must meet to become an HSI, being an HSI and truly serving the Hispanic community goes beyond statistics. And so we here at Hispanic Outlook are running an ongoing article series highlighting those schools that have achieved HSI status and how they are truly Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Hispanic Community May 2018

International Outcry Grows Over Disputed Venezuela Vote [Beyond Education]

A growing roster of nations condemned Venezuela's presidential election Monday and threatened to ramp up diplomatic and economic pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's already embattled government. A coalition of 14 nations from throughout the Americas, including Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, pledged to scale back diplomatic relations with Venezuela and urge international organizations not to issue Venezuela any new credit.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Chile's Bishops Resign En Masse Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up [Beyond Education]

In the biggest shake-up yet in the Catholic Church's long-running sex abuse scandal, every active Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over what Pope Francis said was their "grave negligence" in investigating abuse and protecting children. The bishops announced at the end of an emergency Vatican summit that all 31 active bishops in Rome had signed a document offering to resign.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Ap Fact Check: Trump Misplaces Blame For Family Splits [Beyond Education]

President Donald Trump is wrongly blaming Democrats for a law that he says is forcing migrant children to be taken from their parents at the border. The decision to separate families was made by the Trump administration. AP fact checks Trump’s comments Wednesday during his meeting with local California officials who support the president's moves on immigration policy.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Chilean Bishops Open To Resignations, Reparation For Abuse [Beyond Education]

Chile's Catholic bishops said Monday they were open to whatever Pope Francis proposes to overhaul the Chilean church, including the removal of bishops, reforms of seminaries and paying financial reparation to victims of a clergy sex abuse and cover-up scandal. Representatives of the Chilean bishops conference told reporters they were heading into three days of meetings with Francis humbled, pained and shamed for their own errors in handling abuse cases.

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