STEM

Women hold less than 25% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine) jobs in the United States. There is a substantial gap between men and women studying STEM in most parts of the world. Learn more about the gender gap in STEM with our resources.

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Organizational Culture Change

Infosys – Driving Work-Life Effectiveness Through Employee Empowerment at Infosys (Practices)

A central component of Infosys’ strategy was the creation of the role of global counselors, who ensure that women and men are effectively supported in their careers and personal lives.

STEM

Corning Incorporated – Street Smarts (Practices)

Corning’s Street Smarts series is a collection of programs aimed at equipping women employees with the skills and awareness necessary to work most effectively at their level of responsibility. With […]

Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

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. Intercultural content is featured in Intel’s business-skills courses on topics […]

Inclusive Communications

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 objective of become a global company, without borders. It […]

Organizational Culture Change

IBM Canada – Enhancing Inclusion Through Critical Relationships and Cultural Awareness (Practices)

IBM Canada developed specialized programming to leverage diversity and support diverse groups. Two programs developed to enhance relationships in the workplace include: Diversity Network Groups (DNGs) and Diversity Training for People Managers.

Employee Resource Groups

DuPont – DuPont Women’s Network (Practices)

The DuPont Women’s Network strives to reach out and connect women at DuPont across the globe. Global teleconferences are open to all members of the network, although they generally focus on North American activities or issues.

LGBTQ+

Royal Dutch Shell plc – Mobility Across the Borders: Addressing Global Relocation Barriers for LGBT Employees (Practices)

Royal Dutch Shell plc is a global company, and relocating employees is an important way to transfer knowledge and skills and to develop staff. Shell strives to ensure that all […]

Women of Color

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 company (then General Motors Corporation), started the Multicultural Women’s Group […]

Catalyst Award Winner

Baxter International Inc. – Building Talent Edge (Practices)

Baxter International's initiative developed a 50/50 gender balance across management-level and critical positions throughout 14 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Catalyst Award Winner

KPMG LLP – Great Place to Build a Career (Practices)

KPMG has built a culture of career growth, mentoring, and accountability that focuses on recruiting, retaining, and developing talented people from a diverse pool of backgrounds and experiences.

Catalyst Award Winner

CH2M HILL – Constructing Pathways for Women Through Inclusion (Practices)

In the traditionally male-dominated industry of engineering and construction, CH2M HILL provides a model for leveraging women employees to achieve business success.

STEM

Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers (Report)

This study shows the lay of the land for women in STEM companies and details areas for improvement and advancement.

Catalyst Award Winner

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. – Women in the Driver’s Seat: Gender Diversity as a Lever in Japan (Practices)

Nissan Motor’s Japan-only initiative, Women in the Driver’s Seat: Gender Diversity as a Lever in Japan, uses diversity to secure business success by increasing women’s participation and contribution in all […]

Catalyst Award Winner

BP p.l.c. – Global Path to Diversity and Inclusion (Practices)

BP formally launched its current diversity initiative in 2000 by creating a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) function that is run by Group Vice President of Executive Development and D&I.

Catalyst Award Winner

Georgia-Pacific Corporation – Bridging Cultures, Leveraging Differences (Practices)

This initiative is premised on a strong diversity business case generated by the diversity-of-thought concept, which maintains that different types of thinking stem from different dimensions of diversity.

Catalyst Award Winner

General Electric – Developing Women Leaders: Synergistic Forces Driving Change (Practices)

General Electric uniquely addresses the challenge of talent development by providing management women with the information, experience, and visibility needed to become leaders.

Catalyst Award Winner

Shell Oil Company U.S. – Valuing and Leveraging Diversity to Become a Model of Inclusiveness (Practices)

Shell created an environment in which differences in background and perspective are respected, valued, and leveraged.

STEM

Bit by Bit: A Catalyst Guide to Advancing Women in High Tech Companies (Report)

Catalyst embarked on the current study to delve deeper into the issues facing women in the high tech industry.

Recruitment and Retention

MBA Grads in Info Tech: Women and Men in the Information Technology Industry (Report)

This report focuses on the unique experiences of women and men MBAs in the information technology industry.

Catalyst Award Winner

IBM Corporation – Global Women Leaders’ Task Force: Creating the Climate to Win (Practices)

The Executive Women’s Diversity Task Force was one of eight task forces at IBM that began in July, 1995, with an ambitious mandate: to promote significant culture change in the […]