Sponsorship/Mentoring

Sponsors are advocates in positions of authority who use their influence intentionally to help others advance, while mentors provide advice, feedback, and coaching. Both are important to advancement as employees navigate the workplace and earn opportunities for growth.

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    The Catalyst Canada Honours 2011 Dinner

    The Catalyst Canada Honours celebrates champions of women in Canadian business. The 2011 award recipients were honored at The Catalyst Canada Honours dinner on October 18, 2011, at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.

    Date & Time:
    18 October 2011
    Location:
    The Fairmont Royal York
    100 Front Street West
    Toronto
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    The Catalyst Canada Honours 2010 Dinner

    The Catalyst Canada Honours recognizes advocates for women's advancement in Canadian business. The inaugural dinner was held on October 6, 2010, at the Arcadian Court in Toronto.

    Date & Time:
    6 October 2010
    Location:
    The Arcadian Court
    401 Bay St #8
    Toronto
  • Speakers Bureau
    In Person
    Invite Required
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    Take Charge, Your Future’s Bright

    Laura Sabattini, PhD, Senior Director, Research, presents on mentoring and sponsorship and unwritten rules at Take Charge, Your Future’s Bright event hosted by Pratt & Whitney.

    Date & Time:
    15 May 2013
    Location:
    Hartford, CT
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    Catalyzing
    Employers in India: Change Workplaces, Change Lives

    Today’s Take 5, based on conversations with representatives of Catalyst India member companies, includes recommendations for India-based organizations committed to advancing women in the workplace:

    #1: Safety is Essential

    Entering the 'campus' of a typical large global company—where anywhere...

    February 22, 2013 by Aarti Shyamsunder, PhD

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    Women's Leadership Conference

    Aimee B. Horowitz, Senior Director and Consultant, Global Member Services, and Anna Beninger, Senior Associate, Research, discuss findings from the Catalyst research series on High Potentials in the Pipeline in a session titled Winning Strategies for Women to Get Ahead at Women's Leadership...

    Date & Time:
    14 May 2013 - 15 May 2013
    Location:
    New York Marriott Downtown
    85 West Street
    New York, NY 10006
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    In Person
    Invite Required
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    Women in Action Event

    Deborah Gillis, Chief Operating Officer, presents a keynote speech about mentoring and sponsorship at the Women in Action event hosted by the U.S.  Department of State for about 110 high-potential women leaders from over 80 countries within the government, business, nonprofit and academic sectors.

    Date & Time:
    16 March 2013
    Location:
    United Nations
    New York, NY
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    Catalyzing
    Take 5: Actions for Success

    Everyone’s got advice for women, and much of that advice is related to career advancement. Some of it is even pretty good. But it’s wise to think about what certain advice means in the context of your organization before following it. Recent Catalyst research provides examples of specific...

    February 6, 2013 by David Lau

  • Les Prix Catalyst 2013 récompensent des initiatives mondiales d’Alcoa Inc., The Coca-Cola Company et Unilever

    Catalyst annonce qu’elle décerne le Prix honorifique Catalyst 2013 aux initiatives lancées par Alcoa Inc., The Coca-Cola Company et Unilever.

    Date: 2013
    Region: Global
  • Catalyzing
    2010 Catalyst Awards Reflections

    “If you want to understand the past, look at current conditions,” said PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi at last night’s Catalyst Awards Dinner, quoting an old Chinese proverb. “But if you want to understand the future, look at today’s actions.”

    All the great speeches and conversations about...

    March 25, 2010 by Ilene H. Lang