Career Advancement

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Changing the face of leadership and combating gender bias begins by inspiring and empowering girls at a young age. Rachel Simmons, Girls Leadership Co-Founder recently penned a piece on the importance of creating a culture where women can thrive.

Catalyst Canada Executive Director Alex Johnston participated in a roundtable hosted by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to discuss the first review of TSX-listed issuers since the implementation of new disclosure requirements regarding the representation of women on boards and in senior management.

This webinar explored how sponsorship helps combat the three key barriers to women’s advancement: exclusion from informal networks, lack of role models, and gender stereotypes, and how sponsorship can have […]

Today, our guest blogger is Erika James, dean of Emory University's Goizueta Business School, who tells how business schools and corporate America should partner to improve the working environment for women.

Every August 26th Catalyst is proud to celebrate Women’s Equality Day, a date selected to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which guaranteed US women the right to vote. This year we are fighting for equality by continuing to highlight stories of pay inequity.

I have always sought to pay that karmic debt forward. I’ve written and spoken extensively about the importance of women in finance mentoring other women.

Each and every one of us has the power to #DisruptTheDefault: Change the way we think and act, and challenge others to do the same.

After three years of working at Catalyst, I’ve learned a lot about women in the workplace.

Pay inequality is alive and well, and it doesn’t only exist within corporate offices. When it comes to competing on the fields and courts, female athletes take home less than their male counterparts.

Now that I have my BA, I’m considering what to do next with my life and career. As I mull over the options, I think of all I’ve learned from my Gram.

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Manulife Japan is enhancing women employees' capability to develop, advance, and grow their representation in leadership levels.

Catalyst research shows that by expanding our definition of leadership, we can tap into the impact entry-level employees can make within their workplaces

This month, Sarah Raiss tells why networking is so important to becoming known by those who can help you get onto a board.

According to recent Catalyst data, women hold only 23 (4.6%) of CEO positions at S&P 500 companies and 19.2% of board seats at US stock index companies. In 2013 and 2012, one-tenth of Fortune 500 companies had zero women on their boards. Meanwhile, the gender wage gap has barely budged in a decade.

Every year on Equal Pay Day, Catalyst blogs about the frustratingly persistent gender pay gap. This year, we decided to go beyond the numbers and ask real women to share their stories of pay inequity in their own words. We included two such stories on our blog last week; below are two more. We are sorry to say there are more to come.

We decided to go beyond the numbers this year and ask real women to share their stories of pay inequity on our Catalyzing blog. I’ve included just a few of these below; unfortunately, there are more to come.

In January we heard from Sarah Raiss about how she helped her Women On Board®mentee, Sandra Stuart, craft a more effective board resume. This month, Sandra shares more of what she’s learned from Sarah and Women On Board® about making sure your new-and-improved profile gets seen.