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Social Class and Rankism at Work

Social Class and Rankism at Work

by | Oct 25, 2011 | Uncategorized

Feature: Does Your Organization Have Class? By: Farzana Nayani & Donna Stringer “I feel motivated and empowered to raise issues of money and class in a manner I had not before.” – Andrea Walsh, Anthropologist According to the Class Matters website,...

Women in Leadership

by | Oct 25, 2009 | News and Events

Do you know the common thread? What links all but one of the following countries? In Chile, 75 percent of women in the agricultural sector are hired on temporary contracts picking fruit, and put in more than 60 hours a week during the season. But one in three still...
Rural Culture in America

Rural Culture in America

by | Oct 25, 2009 | News and Events

By: Farzana Nayani According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, “rural America” is home to about 17 percent of the US population or 50 million people.  It is made up of over 2,000 counties, equaling approximately 75 percent of the...
The Presidential “Mixed-Race”

The Presidential “Mixed-Race”

by | Oct 25, 2008 | News and Events

By Farzana Nayani It’s hard not to examine the perception and role of race, following the 2008 US Presidential Election, given President Elect Barack Obama’s role in the spotlight. An American born in Hawai`i to parents from Kenya and Kansas, Barack Obama represents...