Gender Representation

Here's a close look at the results of Spain's 2007 law.

Join Catalyst & Osler as we share the most recent Diversity Disclosure Practices and talk about what companies got it right and how they have achieved gender balance on boards.

This multi-year study provides powerful metrics on the number of women and people of color in top US boardrooms.

A comprehensive directory of corporate governance organizations, information clearinghouses, and university programs by industry, expertise, and country.

Catalyst works with a diverse group of organizations that share our goal of increasing the number of women on corporate boards.

Catalyst Corporate Board Services works to increase board diversity by advocating for gender diversity in corporate boardrooms around the globe.

Catalyst CEO Champions For Change companies are outpacing their global peers in advancing women.

These companies are pledging to make positive change happen for women and actually sharing their data.

Catalyst announced today the election of Cathy Engelbert, CEO, Deloitte, as chair of the Catalyst Board of Directors effective January 1, 2018.

Good News: Most people think we should have gender equality. Bad News: They believe we've already achieved it.

Find out how many women hold seats on S&P 500 boards.

Seventeen years ago, as a young research assistant at Catalyst, I began to document and track the status of women and minorities on corporate boards. Over the years, I made it my life’s work to identify, familiarize myself with, and memorize the names of successful women and minority business leaders who serve as executives and on boards at America’s leading companies.

While boardroom diversity in Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies has increased for women and certain minority groups, according to the Missing Pieces Report, studies reveal that minority men and women experienced only slight gains from 2010 to 2016.

Find out how many women and people of color sat on US boards in 2016.

The Rockefeller Foundation has granted Catalyst $100,000 to expand our Catalyst Women On Board™ initiative throughout the United States. This generous support will help Catalyst shine a light on the lagging representation of women on boards and throughout executive ranks—which is widely recognized as a global economic imperative—as well as showcase a solution.

Simply put, gender diversity more accurately reflects the world we're dealing in. When you embrace it, you gain insight into your clients' thinking, you develop better relationships, and you build a better company.