Catalyzing

Catalyzing is the Catalyst blog, bringing together and amplifying diverse voices that share Catalyst’s mission to expand opportunities for women and business. Catalyzing reflects the wide range of opinions, ideas, and experiences of Catalyst employees, incorporating perspectives from our offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. It also features non-Catalyst industry leaders, experts, and academics committed to changing workplaces and lives. Get the RSS feed.

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    Women Are Japan’s Most Underutilized Resource

    The day before I started my first job out of college, my father, who had worked as a civil servant all his life, gave me some advice: “You know, you shouldn’t refuse to serve tea in the office.” Having grown up in Japan, where women are often expected to serve tea in the office, this wasn’t...

    March 24, 2014 by Makiko Ishizawa

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    #WomenCan Spotlight: Leslie D. Shuman

    Meet: Leslie D. Shuman, Director of Supply Chain, Alcoa Aerospace, Transportation and Industrial Products.

    Alcoa was one of the 2013 Catalyst Award Winners.

    Early influences: I’m a Pittsburgh native and third generation Alcoan.  Before working for Alcoa, I’d never even been outside southwestern...

    March 21, 2014 by Catalyst

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    Take 5 Australia: Five Facts About Women in the Workplace

    Change is in the air in Australia and Catalyst is thrilled to announce our presence there! With a population projected to double within the next 60 years, Australia is uniquely poised to break through ongoing barriers to women’s advancement.

    Catalyst’s presence will provide Australia and its...

    March 19, 2014 by Mary N. Boughton

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    #WomenCan Spotlight: Michelle Nelson

    Welcome to the latest in our series of #WomenCan profiles, highlighting executives and experts who are transforming workplaces and are Catalysts for change within their companies and fields.

    Meet: Michelle Nelson, Sr. Director, Human Resources, Sam’s Club.

    Unexpected career path: I started...

    March 17, 2014 by Catalyst

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    #WomenCan Spotlight: Silvia E. Bohrisch

    Welcome to the latest in our series of #WomenCan profiles, highlighting executives and experts who are transforming workplaces and are Catalysts for change within their companies and fields. This week, the spotlight is on Silvia E. Bohrisch, Global Diversity Networks Manager, Siemens AG, Erlangen...

    March 13, 2014 by Catalyst

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    #WomenCan Spotlight: Terry A. Hildebrand

    Welcome to the latest in our series of #WomenCan profiles, highlighting executives and experts who are transforming workplaces and are Catalysts for change within their companies and fields.

    Meet: Terry A. Hildebrand, International Talent and Development Director,  The Coca-Cola Company.

    Coca...

    March 11, 2014 by Catalyst

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    Countries Prosper When Women Succeed

    March 8 marks International Women’s Day—known originally as International Working Women’s Day—and this year’s theme is, “Inspiring Change: Equality for Women Is Progress for All.”

    It’s wonderful to set aside a day each year to consider women’s status around the world. But it’s even...

    March 5, 2014 by Deborah Gillis

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    Spring Comes to Canada

    Every year about this time, there is that one day when you feel a shift. The snow is deep on the ground, and we’re carefully balancing over icy sidewalks. It’s cold. It still looks like winter. But the air is lighter. The sun is warmer. And you believe in your heart what your mind has been...

    March 3, 2014 by Alex Johnston

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    All the Single Ladies

    As I was perusing Facebook after the New Year, I couldn’t help but notice all of the engagement photos in between all of the “New Year, New Me” posts and other status updates about weight loss resolutions. It looked as if my newsfeed had been swamped with Jared Jewelry advertisements. While I’m...

    February 27, 2014 by Brandee Sanders

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    Men Who Get It: Breaking Barriers With Flexibility

    Why are flexible workplaces so important? “Growing up in a one-parent family, I saw at first hand the negative impact that an employer’s rigid approach around how my mother worked held my mother back in terms of her career and her aspirations…and the strains and stresses it caused on us as a...

    February 25, 2014 by Stephen Ingledew