• Issues,  Law School,  Legal Practice,  Work Life Balance

    The Mission Statement

    Latinas Uprising was born from the frustration of visiting mainstream internet communities that discussed being a lawyer or a women professional or even a female lawyer, but never seemed to take into account the experiences we have as Latinas.  We often hear that women make around 70 cents to the man’s dollar, but that’s actually the statistic for white women.  Latinas make 55 cents to the man’s dollar.  That type of disparity will create an entirely different experience that is just not being discussed in mainstream communities. Why aren’t we included? We consist of the largest growing minority group in the U.S. and are a huge consumer group.  We are…