Catalyzing

Recently I traveled to Australia, Japan, and India on behalf of Catalyst. Every time I visit a new country, my understanding of the challenges working women face grows—and so does my optimism about the level of attention paid to these issues and the opportunities for progress. 

My travels...

In 1996, actress Rhea Perlman starred as Phyllis Saroka in Sunset Park, a film about a woman who coached a boy’s high school basketball team from a decrepit area in Brooklyn and led them to a city championship. Twenty years later, it is still unusual for a woman to guide a men’s team. Although...

Catalyst’s #DisruptTheDefault campaign is acall to action for individuals and companies to make bold moves that forge meaningful change for women and men in the workplace—and the world! And our Profiles in Disruption blogs showcase how others are doing this in their lives and their companies...

Catalyst is full of doers: marathon runners, hikers, zip-liners; independent women and men who bring as much passion and energy to their life interests and hobbies as they do to their mission-focused work lives.

I, however, do not share these outside interests. I am a born and raised city slicker....