Catalyzing

Catalyzing is the Catalyst blog, bringing together and amplifying diverse voices that share Catalyst’s mission to expand opportunities for women and business. Catalyzing reflects the wide range of opinions, ideas, and experiences of Catalyst employees, incorporating perspectives from our offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. It also features non-Catalyst industry leaders, experts, and academics committed to changing workplaces and lives. 

  • Catalyzing
    Why We Need to Bust the Myth of Meritocracy

    One by one, myths about women’s abilities and aspirations in the workplace have fallen by the wayside. Jeanine Prime, PhD, Vice President, Research, now busts one more. Sparked by a surprising comment made at a public forum, and informed by the findings of a recent Catalyst study, Jeanine...

    July 19, 2012 by Jeanine Prime, PhD

  • Catalyzing
    Embracing the EU Tipping Point

    What's on the horizon for women in the EU? Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden, General Manager, Catalyst Europe AG, reflects on the recent Catalyst Europe CEO Summit in today's guest-post. The high-profile event brought together CEOs and senior executives from top European and Europe-based companies to...

    July 12, 2012 by Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden

  • Catalyzing
    Feminists, Speak Up

    Feminism is so last century.

    If that’s what you believe, a visit to athousandreasons.com might have you rethinking that position.

    Athousandreasons.com started when British journalist Linda Grant tweeted an experience she had when she applied for a department store credit card in 1979. The store...

    July 9, 2012 by Deborah Gillis

  • Catalyzing
    True North, Strong and Free

    Well, wasn’t that a party? It seems that Canada Day gets louder and more colourful every year.

    Too often, especially when we’re in the grip of winter, Canadians grumble about the things that are wrong with the country and ignore the freedoms and security that make it possible for us to...

    July 5, 2012 by Deborah Gillis

  • Catalyzing
    Women of Action

    It’s Independence Week: Canada Day was on July first, and the United States celebrated its Independence Day on the fourth. Last year at this time I asked the question, “Can you be truly independent if you don’t have equal rights under the law?”

    One year later, the answer remains “no.”...

    July 5, 2012 by Ilene H. Lang

  • Catalyzing
    C This, Canada

    At Catalyst, we pride ourselves on the quality of our research. Our confidence in its relevance in the Canadian (and global) workplace has been reinforced by the serious attention it’s been receiving over the past several weeks.

    Women in Capital Markets

    First, Women and Men in Capital Markets:...

    June 28, 2012 by Deborah Gillis

  • Catalyzing
    C This

    Check out the latest buzz surrounding Men Advocating Real Change, plus new Catalyst research on Canadian capital markets and the benefits of paying it forward to the next generation of up-and-coming leaders. What well-worn myths did we bust this time? Find out below.

    ---

    Tipping the Scales for...

    June 28, 2012 by Ilene H. Lang

  • Catalyzing
    Champions, Indeed!

    Leadership is hard to define. But we know it when we see it.

    And one thing that sets apart great leaders is their belief that it is their responsibility to lift while they climb. By acting on that belief throughout their careers, the 2012 Catalyst Canada Honours Champions have “lifted” hundreds...

    June 18, 2012 by Deborah Gillis

  • Catalyzing
    Champions, Indeed!

    What do RBC's Gordon M. Nixon, E&Y's Anne-Marie Hubert, and Deloitte Canada's Jane Allen have in common? All three understand the value of paying it forward to the next generation of up-and-coming leaders … and they’re all Catalyst Canada Honours 2012 Champions! In today’s cross-post, Deborah...

    June 18, 2012 by Ilene H. Lang

  • Catalyzing
    Fairy Godmothers, Not Queen Bees

    A core goal of Catalyst research is to build awareness by busting myths about the root causes of gender gaps in opportunity, leadership, and pay. Our newest report, High Potentials in the Pipeline: Leaders Pay It Forward, hits the bull’s-eye! It sets the record straight about women helping other...

    June 12, 2012 by Ilene H. Lang