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Laura Sabattini: Expertise

Laura SabattiniLaura Sabattini, Ph.D., Senior Director, Research

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., leads research related to women in leadership, talent management strategies, and barriers to women's corporate advancement. She is the co-leader of Catalyst’s Work-Life Issue Specialty Team.

Expertise | Biography



Expertise
Women in Leadership; Work-Life Effectiveness; Global Diversity; Organizational Change & Effectiveness

Career Highlights
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University 2010–Present
Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, Iona College, 2008–Present
Senior Director, Research, Catalyst 2011-Present
Director, Research, Catalyst, 2005–2011
Teaching Fellow/Lecturer, University of California at Santa Cruz, 2002–2005
Program Evaluator, University of California College Prep Initiative (UCCP) and Education Partnership Center (EPC), 2001–2002
Research Consultant, One Small Step, San Francisco, 2000–2002
Human Resources Consultant, Gap, Inc., 1999–2000

Catalyst Reports worked on/authored
After-School Worries: Tough on Parents, Bad for Business
Beyond Generational Differences: Bridging Gender and Generational Diversity at Work
Catalyst Gender Stereotype Risk Assessment Toolkit (SRAT)
The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership: Damned if You Do, Doomed if You Don’t
Leaders in a Global Economy: Talent Management in European Cultures
Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers
Unwritten Rules: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your Career 
Unwritten Rules: Why Doing a Good Job Might Not Be Enough
Unwritten Rules: Why Doing a Good Job Might Not Be Enough Europe
User's Guide: Approaches to Learning the Unwritten Rules
User's Guide: Discussing Unwritten Rules With Your Supervisors, Employees, and Teams

Affiliations/Awards/Recognitions/Honors
Consulting Editor, Psychology of Women Quarterly; Advisory Board Member, Linkage Women in Leadership Summit

Education
Ph.D., Social Psychology with parenthetical notation in Women’s Studies, University of California at Santa Cruz
M.S., Social Psychology, University of California at Santa Cruz
B.A., Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Padua, Italy