CONTACT
Julie S. Nugent
Chair, Catalyst Award Evaluation Committee
(212) 514-7600 ext. 351
jnugent@catalyst.org
Catalyst Award
Honoring Excellence
The Catalyst Award annually honors innovative organizational approaches with proven, measurable results that address the recruitment, development, and advancement of all women, including diverse women.
Catalyst’s rigorous, year-long examination of initiatives culminates in intensive on-site evaluations at select organizations. Catalyst assesses a range of strategic approaches related to women's advancement in the workplace, including discrete efforts as well as those that facilitate cultural change. In addition, initiatives must benefit women across a range of dimensions, among them race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, generation, nationality, disability, and status as Indigenous or Aboriginal peoples. By recognizing, sharing, and celebrating successful initiatives, Catalyst provides models for creating initiatives that are good for women and good for business.
Celebrating Success
Catalyst Award winners share their initiatives with Catalyst members, Award winners, and other like-minded organizations at the Catalyst Awards Conference, which is attended by more than 600 people from close to 200 organizations. Initiatives are also publicly celebrated at the Catalyst Awards Dinner, one of the most prestigious and broadly attended events in the business community.
Inspiring Change
Catalyst is honored to be associated with organizations whose innovative and pioneering initiatives have proven so powerful in making change. We look forward to many more years of progress and success, and we encourage you to consider your own organization’s efforts for building a better workplace for women and all employees.