In 1996, she became the director of the Latina Roundtable on Health and Reproductive Rights. From 1997 to 1998, Rodriguez led a series of meetings focusing on reproductive-tract infections among women of color with the Ford Foundation. What came of these meetings was the consensus that women of color ought to represent themselves and their communities. This led to the founding of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She became co-chair of the SisterSong Management Circle in 2011.
