What Is the Catalyst Award?

The Catalyst Award honors innovative approaches with proven results taken by organizations to address the recruitment, development, and advancement of all managerial women, including women of color. In celebrating an approach's success, Catalyst provides corporations and professional firms with replicable models to help them create initiatives that are good for women and good for business. Since 1987, when Catalyst first presented the Award to organizations, 66 initiatives have been honored.

Catalyst assesses a variety of strategic approaches related to women's advancement for the Catalyst Award. Discrete, specific efforts as well as broad initiatives, such as those that facilitate cultural change, are considered.