by Deanna Shoss | Oct 25, 2016 | News and Events
by Truc Thanh Nguyen There’s an old saying that you don’t realize what you have until it’s gone and so it goes with privilege. According to the Webster’s Dictionary – privilege denotes “a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a...
by Deanna Shoss | Oct 25, 2016 | News and Events
By Donna Stringer When Peggy McIntosh first published her paper on White Privilege and Male Privilege in 1988 I, like many Whites, was astounded at the list of privileges she identified. I could see my life in the entire list—many items I had been acutely aware of for...
by Deanna Shoss | Oct 25, 2011 | News and Events
Generations of culture For this month, we take an expanded look at how generations can be present in the workplace and within our communities. In this issue: Feature: Cultural Generations , Tools: For the Generations, Reel Reviews: Sabah and Spanglish, Book Nook: On...
by Deanna Shoss | Oct 25, 2010 | News and Events
Sexual Orientation in the Workplace By: Farzana Nayani Earlier this year, the FedEx Corporation made the news for changing its employee’s benefits for same-sex partners allegedly as a result of shareholder activism. Although they have yet to implement them,...
by Deanna Shoss | 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...
by Deanna Shoss | 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...
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