Intersectionality

Intersectionality is a framework for understanding how social identities—such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class, religion, sexual orientation, ability, and gender identity—overlap with one another and with systems of power that oppress and advantage people in the workplace and broader community. Applying this perspective to your work is critical to building a more inclusive working environment.

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A wide photo of the 2019 Catalyst Awards fireside chat in the ballroom of the Hilton Midtown in Manhattan.
Inclusive Future of Work

So Many Diversity & Inclusion Conferences. Why This One Matters in 2020. (Blog Post)

An interview with the two employees who led the selection of the 2020 Catalyst Award winners.

Emotional Tax

Emotional Tax

Learn what Emotional Tax is and how it affects both employees of color and organizations in the US and Canada.

A young businesswoman working outdoors at a bistro on her laptop.
DEI 101

8 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2019 (Blog Post)

Catch up over the holidays with our recommendations for podcasts on inclusive leadership, books about women leaders, and more.

Inclusive Communications

Overcoming Conversation Roadblocks (Infographic)

Do you fear saying the wrong thing? Not sure how to respond to coworkers' insensitive remarks? Here are common roadblocks to communication and how to overcome them.

Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Hispanic LatinX Heritage Month (Webinar Recording)

Guest speakers describe what it’s like being of Hispanic-Latinx descent at work and how they achieved success.

5 Ways to Create a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
LGBTQ+

5 Ways to Create a Gender-Inclusive Workplace (Infographic)

Becoming an ally and an advocate for gender inclusion is simpler than you might think. Follow these steps.

chalkboard illustration of figures with different gender identities
LGBTQ+

What Is Gender? A Guide to Understand Gender Identity (Tool)

How companies and employees can prepare for a gender non-binary workplace.

LGBTQ+

Deconstructing the Gender Binary at Work: An Expert Explains (Blog Post)

Gender identity and expression is complex. Here, a trainer for Catalyst outlines what every employer, and employee, needs to understand.

Bias & Stereotypes

Eliminating the Double Bind (Webinar Recording)

Catalyst's Kimberly Doyle reviews three predicaments that put women in a “double bind,” and how to eliminate them.

Diversity Fatigue in the Workplace: How to Get Unstuck
Organizational Culture Change

Diversity Fatigue in the Workplace: How to Get Unstuck (Blog Post)

A lack of corporate goals, resources, or a compelling strategy may be making your employees cynical about diversity initiatives.

Four Ways to Create a Truly Empowering Workplace
Inclusive Leadership

Four Ways to Create a Truly Empowering Workplace (Blog Post)

A manager―or any person―can’t empower another person. But here's what they can do instead.

Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Une nouvelle étude de Catalyst révèle l’existence d’une « charge émotionnelle » vécue par les personnes de couleur dans les entreprises canadiennes (Communiqué de presse)

Cette étude constate que les Canadiens noirs, est-asiatiques et sud-asiatiques sont « sur leurs gardes » et ont la ferme intention de quitter leur emploi.

Emotional Tax

How and Why to Create an Empowering Workplace (Infographic)

Feelings of empowerment are key to creating a psychologically safe work environment where all employees can thrive.

Hispanic woman using pc at work who is upset
Emotional Tax

Empowering Workplaces Combat Emotional Tax for People of Colour in Canada (Report)

Learn about the experience of Emotional Tax by women of colour in Canada and the effects of empowering workplaces.

Emotional Tax

New Catalyst Report Reveals “Emotional Tax” Experienced by People of Colour in Corporate Canada (Media Release)

Research finds that Black, East Asian, and South Asian Canadians are “on guard,” with high intent to quit.

Recruitment and Retention

7 Things You Can Do to Recruit Women of Color (Blog Post)

Bias is baked into many organizations' hiring practices. Here's how to change that so you recruit and hire more black women and other women of color.

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ and Gender Expression (Webinar Recording)

Sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression are personal characteristics that everyone has and uses to build trust with others.

Women and whiteboard

12 Diversity & Inclusion Terms You Need to Know (Blog Post)

Share this glossary with your colleagues, teams, and leaders so that you’re all speaking the same inclusive language.  

Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Asian Pacific Heritage Month (Webinar Recording)

Speakers share their stories, the barriers they’ve overcome, and how they have called out bias and achieved success.

It's a full house for the 2019 Catalyst Awards Conference.
Inclusive Future of Work

Inside the 2019 Catalyst Awards: Highlights From the Day (Blog Post)

What does the Future@Work look like for women? That’s what over 800 business leaders came to discuss at the 2019 Catalyst Awards Conference on March 14 at the New York Hilton Midtown. […]