Catalyst is a global nonprofit supported by many of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. Since 1962, our preeminent thought leadership—including unparalleled workplace expertise and actionable research— has helped accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion. We provide holistic end-to-end solutions and equip companies with the strategy and tools they need to make change and measure impact at their organizations.
Catalyst drives Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace - from the front line to the C-suite. We’ve worked with companies across 42 industries and 14 countries to create lasting change.
Catalyst is a global nonprofit supported by many of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. Founded in 1962, Catalyst drives change with preeminent thought leadership, actionable solutions, and a galvanized community of multinational corporations to accelerate and advance women into leadership—because progress for women is progress for everyone.
Our mission is to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion.
Our vision is to forge workplaces that work for women.
Our values sees us infuse all our work with respect, collaboration, accountability, and impact.
Our mission, vision, and values are grounded in more than 60 years of experience in making change. Now, corporate leaders have an unprecedented opportunity and challenge: to reimagine the workplace so that it is truly inclusive. Those who don’t participate in The Great Reimagining will lose out on talent and may find themselves left behind. Only through more equitable and inclusive workplaces can we truly make work work for women — and for everyone.
We support global DEI transformation and improve gender equity by upskilling business leaders and DEI practitioners through groundbreaking, intersectional research, as well as innovative products, solutions, and access to communities of experts:
- Expand Gender Partnership - Accelerate gender partnership by engaging men through our transformative Men Advocating Real Change initiative (MARC).
- Empower Change From Within - Enable DEI practitioners, advocates, and ERG leaders with tools and playbooks, no matter where you are on your DEI journey.
- Bring Equity to the Front Line - Attract, retain, and develop women in frontline roles with cutting-edge tools, practices, and resources.
- Ensure an Equitable Future of Work - Future-proof your culture with insights on the newest workplace equity issues, from responsible AI to return-to-office policies.
- Equip Leaders to Harness DEI strategy - Embed DEI into your business strategy and equip your leaders to shift cultures and model inclusive behaviors.
- Advance Antiracism - Start dismantling racism in your workplace by exploring what it looks like, how it affects people from marginalized racial and ethnic groups, and how you can be an ally.
Catalyst is the go-to expert on advancing gender equity at work, leading women’s inclusion and advancement and helping organizations drive systemic change through preeminent thought leadership, actionable solutions and a galvanized community of multinational corporations to accelerate and advance women into leadership—because progress for women is progress for everyone.
Over the course of our history, Catalyst has grown into a formidable global organization. And, as new
challenges emerge, Catalyst continues to address them.
Unleash the Catalyst Effect. Join us in supporting the work that will shape progress for women for generations. Choose from one-time or recurring donations, plus see if your employer will match your donation and double your Catalyst Effect. Donate today.
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