Negin Sattari
Director, Research
Negin Sattari, PhD, is Director of the Research team at Catalyst. As Director of the Research, her work focuses on engaging men in advocating change toward just and inclusive workplaces for all. Negin’s scholarship revolves around the dynamics of gender inequalities in the workplace with a focus on individuals’ understandings of and responses to mechanisms of discrimination. Prior to coming to Catalyst, she taught courses such as women in global perspective, research methods, and introduction to sociology.
Negin earned her PhD in sociology from University of Illinois. She earned a MA in sociology and a MS in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University.
Negin's Latest Work
When Managers Are Open, Men Feel Heard and Interrupt Sexism (Report)
Managers are uniquely positioned to make men feel their voices are welcome and to contribute to a culture of openness.
Masculine Anxiety and Interrupting Sexism at Work (Report)
Learn what masculine anxiety is and how it links to interrupting or not interrupting sexism in the workplace.
Interrupting Sexism at Work: What Drives Men to Respond Directly or Do Nothing? (Report)
New Catalyst research examines what influences men’s willingness and ability to interrupt sexism at work.
How Men Respond to Sexism in a Climate of Silence (Report)
New Catalyst research reveals that a climate of silence hinders men’s willingness to interrupt sexist behavior.