Gender

Projects out of Southern California emphasize women in prisons and gay rights.

• Unlocking the Revolving Door: California Prisons

  California’s tough-on-crime laws have resulted in overcrowded prisons and ballooning budgets. A few innovative programs for non-violent women offenders, however, could be the first step to fixing the state’s prison crisis.

• Gay Rights Fight in Conservative California
  Proposition 8, the law banning same-sex marriages, generates strong feelings in California’s most conservative counties.
• Identity: A Diverse Generation Explores its Choices
  This collection of stories explores ways young people form a sense of who they are and what they stand for though culture, morality, ethnicity, politics and sexuality.
• A Diverse Generation Confronts its Future

  This series of stories shows how young people connect with those they love — friends, parents, siblings and partners.

• Like Mother, Like Daughter:
  Three cultures. Two generations. One bond. This series delves into the lives of mothers who came to the United States from other countries and the daughters they have raised here, focusing on career, family and cultural perspectives. Video, text.
• Gay Veterans honored
  Veterans from World War II sat side-by-side in Chicago’s Daley Plaza with veterans from the Gulf War during a salute to gay servicemen and women. Chicago is the only city to proclaim such a day. Video, text.