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Valeria María Torres-Nieves

Valeria María Torres-Nieves is a feminist journalist from Yauco, Puerto Rico, who recently graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a double major in journalism and advertising. Currently, she reports about gender, race, politics, and culture at Todas, a feminist media outlet in Puerto Rico that amplifies the voices of women in all aspects of public life.

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Universities in the United States often do not keep track of the number of students who have children or are pregnant, something that makes it difficult to identify their needs. Some studies reveal that a large percentage live in poverty. Photo by Ricardo Rodríguez, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Discriminated and Invisible
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April 28, 2025

Pregnant students or with children deal with a lack of university support and discrimination in the oldest and largest public university in Puerto Rico. (Originally published by Todas, the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and palabra)

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