The Latina Futures 2050 Lab builds upon the foundation laid by the California Latino Legislative Caucus’s Unseen Latinas Initiative and the Select Committee on Latina Inequities created by the California State Legislature to address the continued and growing inequality that women, primarily Latinas, experience in economic outcomes, career and leadership opportunities, and educational attainment.
The initiative is spearheaded by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) in collaboration with the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI). Latina Futures works with emerging and mid-career scholars to increase knowledge and insight through applied policy research on the contours of the economic, political, and social lives of all women and girls living in the United States.
We conduct comprehensive research that embraces the diverse facets of the Latina demographic. Our research serves as the foundation for impactful policy recommendations on issues affecting Latinas and allied groups, including women of color, immigrants, low-wage workers, transgender women, and those breaking glass ceilings.
Latina Futures is leveraging the research might of a national bench of scholars with on the ground leaders to nurture a multi-faceted leadership ecosystem that can advance a future where everyone thrives. Working together, we’re weaving our knowledge, strengths, and ingenuity to ensure our communities are able to directly participate in shifting policy and shaping better outcomes for a just future for all.
We are building a sustainable leadership pipeline in key sectors like our legal system, STEM fields, K-16 education, organized labor, social movements and the arts. By identifying and supporting emerging and mid-career leaders to accelerate their ascension to positions of power and influence, we hope to drive transformations within their institutions and society at large. Latina Futures also provides transitional support for established professionals to transfer knowledge to this dynamic pipeline and enhance their power-building networks as they prepare for their next chapters in leadership roles.
