UCLA LPPI receives $15 million to launch Latina Futures Project

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Today, members of the Legislature joined with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) and the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) faculty, fellows and staff to celebrate the launch of the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab (2050 Lab).
In this year’s budget, the Legislature prioritized $15 million to create the 2050 Lab to support policy research, leadership programs and civic engagement with a Latina lens. The 2050 Lab builds upon the foundation laid by the California Latino Legislative Caucus’ Unseen Latinas initiative, created to address the continued and growing inequality that Latinas experience in economic outcomes, career and leadership opportunities, and educational attainment.
“I am proud of the legislature’s $15M investment to launch the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab. This historic investment will allow us to create policies to address the inequities Latina women face in entertainment, healthcare and the judicial system,” said Senator Maria Elena Durazo , chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. “As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and ascend to become the 4th biggest economy in the world, we cannot afford to leave Latina women behind.”