Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode
Brazil 5 15-12
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3. We all know Juan Valdez…
why don’t we know his wife?
4. Women:
Perform Produce Earn 10% of Own only
66% of the 50% of the the world’s 1%of the
world’s work world’s food income world’s land
5. IWCA Mission
“Empower women in the international coffee community
to achieve meaningful and sustainable lives; and to
encourage and recognize the participation of women in all
aspects of the coffee industry."
6. IWCA: the Voice of Women In Coffee
Advocate for disadvantaged women from “seed to cup”
Provide access to funding and other resources
Provide a forum for connection to other women and
organizations
7. Women need to have a greater voice
throughout the entire value chain
10. Participation of women among
global coffee organizations
Organization No. of Men (%) No. of Women (%)
SCA America Board of Directors 11 (79%) 3 (21%)
SCA India Core Committee 8 (80%) 2 (20%)
Brazil SCA Exec. Board of Directors 8 (89%) 1 (11%)
SCA Europe Board of Directors 10 (83%) 2 (17%)
National Coffee Association (US) 22 (100%) 0
11. Participation of women in Central and
South American governments
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal.
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13. Do women make a difference in the business world?
On average, Fortune 500
companies with more
women on their boards of
directors turned in better
financial performance than
those with fewer women
board directors.
Source: 2007 Catalyst Report, The Bottom
Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s
Representation on Boards
• The IWCA is the voice of women in coffee – from see to cup – throughout the world. • We give women the resources and the forum to make connections and develop opportunities that benefit them, their families and their communities.• We are a 501c3 charitable organization with 11 board members, seven volunteer committees and four international chapters.• The IWCA embraces the core values of respect, sustainability, abundance, integrity, collaboration and making a difference.
• And so our efforts are focused on creating small changes in individual communities.• The IWCA is organized into small, hyper-local chapters in the world’s major growing regions. • Each chapter is comprised of local women who fully understand the needs, opportunities and roadblocks that are unique to their communities and are focused on providing solutions specific to their towns. Using the IWCA as vehicle for networking, education and empowerment, they are making significant positive changes in their immediate areas.• These changes create a ripple effect, benefitting more and more people.• Affecting change on a wider, and eventually global, scale.
