The prevalence and physical and psychological effects of intimate partner violence (IPV), defined as physical, emotional, financial and / or sexual abuse perpetrated against the victim by an intimate partner are well documented among women in the general population.1 — 7 Little is known, however, about the extent and consequences of IPV
among immigrant women.
Not exact matches
The daughter of Cuban
immigrants whose relentless career trajectory has included,
among other things, running the network Telemundo, building her own television empire and appearing as a contender on The Celebrity Apprentice, she is a devout advocate for
women taking control of their own destinies («I built my career on being loud and brave,» she said).
2014.06.24 Celebrity entrepreneur, ballet director,
women's activist, boy genius and an everyday hero
among the winners of the 2014 RBC Top 25 Canadian
Immigrant awards
Whether one voted for the Liberal Party of not, Canadians were thrilled to see a cabinet that reflected a fuller picture of who we are — First Nations,
immigrants and born - and - raised Canadians, men and
women, regional representation, gay and straight, Christian and Sikh and atheist and Muslim
among other religions, differently abled, different socio - economic stories, and so on.
Employing wet nurses, which had been a common practice
among wealthier
women, became less common as wet nursing, most often performed by poor
women,
immigrants, and
women of color, became more stigmatized, and as safer breast milk alternatives, such as sterilized condensed milk, became available.25 Instead, during this «chemical period» in infant feeding, medical authorities took charge, partially by devising complicated «percentage» formulas only they could administer as breast milk replacements.26 As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.»
Senators Diane Savino, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Jessie Hamilton, David Carlucci, Marisol Alcantara and David Valesky discuss adding the protections for a
woman's right to choose abortion in the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision into state law, enacting the Dream Act, which would allow the children of undocumented
immigrants to receive college aid, a law to protect the rights of transgender New Yorkers, and putting limits on the amount of money donors can give to campaigns,
among other items.
Among other ideas, she highlighted the Coalition for Queens» Access Code program that aims to teach coding skills to
women, minorities and
immigrants.
Senators Diane Savino, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Jessie Hamilton, David Carlucci, Marisol Alcantara and David Valesky discuss adding the protections for a
woman's right to choose abortion in the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision into state law, enacting the Dream Act - which would allow the children of undocumented
immigrants to receive college aid, a law to protect the rights of transgender New Yorkers, and putting limits on the amount of money donors can give to campaigns,
among other items.
In a video, Sens. Diane Savino, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Jesse Hamilton, David Carlucci, Marisol Alcantara and David Valesky discuss adding the protections for a
woman's right to choose abortion in the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision into state law; enacting the Dream Act, which would allow the children of undocumented
immigrants to receive college aid; a law to protect the rights of transgender New Yorkers; and putting limits on the amount of money that donors can give to campaigns,
among other items.
The study, published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, assessed the differences in preeclampsia and eclampsia rates
among immigrants and native - born
women in six high - immigration countries — Australia (Victoria), Canada (Ontario), Denmark, Sweden, Spain (Catalonia and Valencia) and the United States (California, New Jersey and New York City).
The study found that smoking prevalence
among Asian
immigrant men was more than four times that of Asian
immigrant women (30.4 percent and 7.1 percent, respectively);
among Latino
immigrants, men's smoking prevalence was more than twice that of
women's (29.5 percent and 12.6 percent, respectively).
«However, when we examined primary
immigrants and secondary
immigrants separately, we found much greater odds of preterm birth
among secondary refugee
women.»
She lives in a home with other
immigrant women and she learns better ways to «fit in»
among New Yorkers.
This is a group exhibition that serves to demonstrate solidarity
among artists who identify with being a Nasty
Woman in the face of threats to roll back
women's rights, individual rights, LGBTQ + rights, and
immigrant rights.
The present study sought to describe CS practices, antenatal and postpartum care services use
among a sample of age eligible
immigrant women in the South of Italy.
These conditions are prevalent in Australia today,
among older
immigrants as well as Australian - born men and
women.
An exploratory study on the consequences and contextual factors of intimate partner violence
among immigrant and Canadian - born
women
Organizations that serve the needs of homeless youth, new
immigrants and
women in transition,
among others, were represented at the functions.