Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
We all have multiple identities that affect our life experiences, how we perceive the world around us, and how we are perceived by others. Our gender, race, ethnicity, and culture intersect to shape the opportunities and challenges we face at work. Acknowledging and addressing this reality is key to creating inclusive workplaces.
Results
A Bright Spot: How Diverse Slate Policies Help Close the Gender Gap (Practices)
Learn how four Catalyst Award winning companies used diverse slates to help close their gender gap.
Pfizer Inc. – Leadership, Engagement, Advancement, and Development (LEAD) Program (Practices)
Pfizer's LEAD (Leadership, Engagement, Advancement, and Development) program increases career opportunities and visibility for high-performing diverse individuals.
BNY Mellon – Fostering Global Inclusion and Multiculturalism (Practices)
To attract and retain diverse talent, the company bolstered support for its employee resource groups.
Lloyds Banking Group – Championing Diversity to Build a Strong Talent Pipeline (Practices)
When Lloyds and HBOS merged to become Lloyds Banking Group in 2009, executives used it as an opportunity to review…
Standard Chartered – Global Strategies for Women’s Leadership & Economic Empowerment (Practices)
Long dedicated to women and diversity across the globe, and conscious of the growing global awareness of the multiplier effect,…
Visiting Nurse Service of New York – Diversity and Inclusion in Community-Based Healthcare (Practices)
Because Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) has a highly diverse clientele, the organization understands that promoting cultural awareness,…
Kaiser Permanente – Achieving Our Mission and Growing the Business Through the National Diversity Agenda (Practices)
Kaiser Permanente's initiative, Achieving Our Mission and Growing the Business Through the National Diversity Agenda, makes diversity and inclusion central…
Intel Corporation – Intercultural Awareness and Training: Part of Life at Intel (Practices)
Intel Corporation offers programs on intercultural training and weaves lessons on cultural awareness into its general training and learning curriculum.…
Lenovo – East Meets West: Creating Global Cultural Chemistry (Practices)
Lenovo, one of the world's largest personal computer (PC) manufacturers, launched its cultural diversity and inclusion initiative in 2006 with…
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. – Networking Initiatives for Multicultural Women (Practices)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is not new to promoting diversity. In 2007, the firm's initiative, Securing Talent and Excellence…
General Motors Corporation – Recruiting, Advancing, and Retaining Women of Color Through the Multicultural Women’s Affinity Group (Practices)
General Motors Company believes that creating an open environment for women of color will benefit all employees. In 2004, the…
PepsiCo, Inc. – Women of Color Multicultural Alliance (Practices)
PepsiCo is firmly committed to leveraging the diversity of perspectives that its talented associates bring to the company and to…
Safeway Inc. – Championing Change for Women: An Integrated Strategy (Practices)
Safeway seeks to promote management talent from within, drawing from all levels, including entry-level store employees, to fill its leadership ranks.
The Chubb Corporation – Reach Up, Reach Out, and Reach Down (Practices)
Chubb's efforts prepare high-potential women and people of color for leadership positions, while charging them with coaching and mentoring their colleagues.
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP – Strategies for Success: An Ongoing Commitment to Diversity (Practices)
The goal of Sidley’s overall diversity effort is three-fold: to increase the firm’s success in retaining women attorneys and attorneys of color; to promote a greater number of women associates and associates of color to partnership; and to promote a greater number of these partners to positions of power within the firm.
2002 Catalyst Member Benchmarking (Report)
This report contains results, in-depth analysis, and workforce statistics analyzed by global region, race, and ethnicity.
Bayer Corporation – Bayer Women: Leaders for the Global Marketplace (Practices)
Bayer Corporation, the United States subsidiary of Bayer AG, has developed an overarching approach to diversity in the context of…
General Mills, Inc. – Women in Leadership: The Power to Build the Future (Practices)
General Mills' initiative, Women in Leadership: The Power to Build the Future, centers on creating meaningful dialogue between diverse employees…