Gender Representation
It makes business sense for corporate boards to reflect their customers, clients, and employee base. Yet only 22.5% of board seats in the Fortune 500 are held by women, and only 4.6% are held by women of color. Explore our resources and programs for increasing gender representation.
Results
How to break barriers for women in STEM, tech, and trades
To achieve true competitive innovation, STEM workplaces must drive industry-wide culture change.
Taking strides toward equity in Canadian women’s sports
Two trailblazing women in Canadian sports discuss how they and others can champion equity.
Debb Hurlock: Fostering belonging in the energy sector
Debb Hurlock never envisioned herself working in the energy sector, but today she is Director, Culture, Inclusion & Leadership, Pembina Pipeline Corporation.
Shaina Riley: Building inclusive communities at Google
With a collaborative spirit and unwavering commitment to DEI, Shaina Riley has fostered a more inclusive environment at Google.
Strategies to support Latine women in the workplace
Recognize and address barriers to Latine women's advancement in the workplace.
Pamela Allen: Breaking Barriers in Finance
Pamela Allen, the first woman CEO of MD Financial Management, is paving the way for women in finance.
Sarah Nurse, Canadian Hockey Star, to Keynote 2024 Catalyst Honours
Just-announced speakers include experts on gender equity and workplace inclusion, CEOs of leading Canadian corporations.
Episode 105: Broadening Gender in Workplace DEI
Dani Gomez-Ortega at McCain Foods and Mark Greene at Remaking Manhood discuss how we frame gender in workplace DEI initiatives.
Black women still face a glass cliff, but fixing workplace systems can change that
Understand what causes the glass cliff and three ways organizations can prevent the phenomenon.
2024 C4C Toolkit
Access the 2024 Champions For Change Toolkit and celebrate the honor of being amongst over 80+ leaders and corporations who've made a pledge to collect, track, and share corporate data around pay equity, employee retention and gender representation at all levels.
Pyramid: Women in the United States Workforce (Infographic)
Catalyst's famous pyramid depicts how the number of women in leadership positions shrinks as they climb the corporate ladder.
Beginning a Measurement Process (Tool)
Whether your organization is just starting its workforce measurement strategy or expanding it, this tool has the resources you need.
2022 Catalyst Accord Report
Catalyst Accord signatories see measurable success at their organizations, outperforming their peers in women's representation in corporate Canada.
Women in the Workforce: United States (Quick Take)
Data overview of American women at all levels of the workforce, updated to reflect changes during Covid-19 pandemic.
How Boston Scientific Won the Catalyst Award
Between 2017 and 2020, women in executive leadership roles at global organization Boston Scientific increased from 12.5% to 26.7%.
How to Get More Women of Color into the Boardroom (Blog Post)
Catalyst's Meesha Rosa speaks about board readiness, sponsorship, and the ongoing work of the Catalyst Women On Board™ initiative.
New Board Census Data from the Missing Pieces Report Unveiled (Media Release)
Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD) and Deloitte report shows women and minorities continue to make progress in board representation, with over 40% diversity nearly quadrupling since 2010.
Missing Pieces Report: Board Diversity Census
This Missing Pieces Report, 6th edition highlights the progress to-date that has or has not been made in the equitable representation of women and minorities on corporate boards.
Catalyst Welcomes Accenture CEO Julie Sweet as New Board Chair (Media Release)
Catalyst welcomes Accenture CEO Julie Sweet as new Board chair and eight new Board members driving workplace equity and inclusion.
Towards a More Equitable Future (Report)
Catalyst CEO Champions For Change companies renewed their commitment to advancing women, particularly women of color, in the workplace in 2020.