In September they arranged a 100-mile pilgrimage to call Pope Francis' attention to undocumented immigrants and their families. Now they are calling for more compassion for Central Americans being targeted for raids and deportation.
The hot-button national issue has not come up much in recent campaign events in this rural state with a wide libertarian streak. But in recent interviews, female voters from both major parties favored a mix of gun access and regulation.
Nonprofits have been working with law enforcers and members of the public ahead of the big game on Feb. 7. An airport official in the Bay Area says the benefits extend beyond this single event, since the problem is year-round.
Girls studying robotics and C++ are used to being in a tiny minority. And for some, that's not the friendliest feeling. “It's like, ‘OMG, a girl is in our fort,'” says one girl, describing the attitude of male classmates.
At the Getty House in Los Angeles, media executives discussed what it meant for them to be women in an industry that is under public scrutiny for discrimination and racism.
Runners Without Borders provides a dose of normalcy that's not always easy for its members to handle. “Some of our friends think that this is disloyal to the Palestinian cause,” says the mother of one girl. “It isn't always comfortable for us.”
Governments are telling women to restrict pregnancies in Latin America. Women's advocates say that puts reproductive rights at the center of the public health response to the Zika virus.
Since girls have a dramatically higher risk of ACL tears, teen athletes wish the adults who are supervising them would require some simple strength-training exercises to prevent this widespread and disabling knee injury.