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09/01/2010 Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women, Harvard Business Review

Two Catalyst researchers, along with a professor of organizational behavior, explain that sponsorship rather than mentorship is the ticket to promotions for women.
08/27/2010 Mentors fall short in giving concrete help to careers, The Times (Shreveport)

This article names the two Catalyst researchers and a co-author who posed in a Harvard Business Review piece that sponsorship rather than mentorship advances careers.
08/26/2010 Women Are Over-Mentored (But Under-Sponsored), HBR IdeaCast

The co-author of a Harvard Business Review article based on Catalyst research showing that sponsors rather than mentors enable advancement argues the case in this interview. (Audio)
08/18/2010 New Solutions: Developing Diverse Leadership at ING, The Glass Hammer

The representation of Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang on a panel exploring women's advancement at ING was referenced in this article on the topic.
08/11/2010 Do kids kill women's careers?, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The blogger, advocating for part-time work for women, references the Catalyst position in a recent media debate that gender inequity and not parenthood derails women's careers.
08/11/2010 Dynamic Trio: Having three women on the Supreme Court bodes well for the future, The Houston Chronicle
Catalyst research suggesting that three might be the critical mass of women board directors correlating with corporate performance is cited in this editorial postulating that a third woman on the bench "will broaden the perspective of all the justices."
08/11/2010 MA Supreme Court Reaffirms Maternity Leave Limit, Ms.
A Catalyst Quick Take on parental leaves is referenced in a news brief on a Massachusetts court decision to limit maternity absences to eight weeks for a job to be guaranteed.
08/10/2010 How to Achieve Workplace Equality, The New York Times

In a letter to the editor, Catalyst's President & Chief Executive Offier uses Catalyst research showing women M.B.A.s trail men in advancement regardless of parental status to rebut a columnist who argued that motherhood was the culprit.
08/10/2010 Do Kids Kill Careers?, The Huffington Post

In a rebuttal to a column in The New York Times, Catalyst's President & Chief Executive Officer draws from Catalyst research to argue that gender inequality and not parenthood slows women's careers.
08/10/2010 Outraged moms, trashy daughters, Maclean's

Catalsyt research on women's representation in corporate leadership in Canada is cited, and a Catalyst Vice President is quoted, in this article bemoaning the tendency of young women to believe the fight for equality is over.
08/09/2010 Kansas City-area companies back new campaign to add women leaders, Kansas City Business Journal

Catalyst research tying women's representation in corporate leadership with performance is referenced in this news report that local companies support an effort to get more women onto boards and into executive jobs.
08/05/2010 And Kagan Makes Three, Forbes

A Catalyst finding that three appeared to be the point at which women's representation on corporate boards correlated with performance was cited in an article examining the implications of a third female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
07/30/2010 Take More (Calculated) Risks: Five Ways to Build Your Risk Instinct and Get Ahead, The Glass Hammer

Catalyst research on corporate expectations that are necessary for advancement but not articulated is cited in this article that explores women's tendency to demur from the risky assignments that lead to promotion.
07/29/2010 South Africa: Boardroom Gender Change 'Miniscule', allAfrica.com

Catalyst research tying women's representation on Fortune 500 boards and executive suites to performance is cited in this media outlet's look at the numbers for women in corporate leadership in South Africa.
07/22/2010 What's good for women in the workplace is good for everyone., The Gazette (Montreal)

Canadian leaders named the inaugural recipients of The Catalyst Canada Honours discuss their rationale for advocating for women's advancement in this news story that also quotes Catalyst's Vice President, North America.
07/15/2010 Awards recognize efforts to advance women in business, Canadian HR Reporter
The news brief profiles the inagural recepients of The Catalyst Canada Honours and quotes Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, on the significance.
07/15/2010 Making a business case for the advancement of women, The Toronto Star

A news story on the first recipients of The Catalyst Canada Honours reveals these three corporate leaders believe that advancing women enables their organizations to advance.
07/07/2010 More Women Leaders: Time For A Different Approach, The Glass Hammer

The blogger cites Catalyst research tying women's representation in corporate leadership to performance, and documenting the paucity of women in those jobs, in calling for shareholders to demand greater numbers.
07/01/2010 How Investors React When Women Join Boards, Harvard Business Review

Catalyst research tying women's representation on boards to performance is referenced, and a Vice President is quoted, in this look at a study showing that a company's stock price is also likely to fall as a result.
07/01/2010 Opting Out (2010), The Sloan Work and Family Research Network

In this encyclopedia entry, Catalyst's Jennifer Kohler, Senior Associate, Advisory Services, along with two co-authors, explores the phenomenon of professional women leaving the workplace to tend to family.