Research & Tools
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Research and Tools
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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.
Creating an Inclusive Hybrid Workplace (Practices)
Learn how to create a hybrid work strategy that works for your company using real-world examples from these seven organizations.
Racism in the Workplace: Expert Voices From Around the World (Report)
21 business leaders and scholars reveal the persistence of racism –and what we can do to move forward.
Are You an Empathic Leader? (Quiz)
Identify your strengths as well as your areas of opportunity as a leader to build and flex your empathy skills.
Our Expertise
Supporter-Exclusive
Raytheon Technologies’ WILL Rise: Building a Legacy with Heart (Spotlight Story)
Raytheon's open culture made starting a women-mentoring-women initiative so easy, the WILL Rise program’s founders didn't even have to ask.
Leading With a Sponsorship Mindset: Knowledge Burst
Sponsorship not only accelerates women’s careers; it increases your skillset as an inclusive leader. Learn actions you can take today.
Catalyst Guide to Employee Resource Groups (Tool)
This comprehensive, Supporter-only toolkit contains all the resources you need to create and launch an ERG at your organization.
Cultural Sensitivity in Global Workplaces: Flip the Script (Infographic)
These scripts help you start to get to know colleagues better without unintentionally devaluing their heritage and history.
Ask Catalyst Express
The Business Case for DEI: Ask Catalyst Express
Data and resources addressing key topics for organizations beginning to develop a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative.
Inclusive Hybrid Workplaces: Ask Catalyst Express
Learn how your organization can create an inclusive flexible and remote work culture with these resources from Catalyst and beyond.
Intersectionality: Ask Catalyst Express
These resources help you learn the meaning of "intersectionality" and how to address inequities from an intersectional framework.
Research, Reading, and Resources for the Antiracist: Ask Catalyst Express
To make constructive change, we must work to counter the biases that cause us to have very different experiences.
Research Series & Collections
Accelerating Inclusive Leadership
Catalyst's Accelerating Inclusive Leadership series of research dives into the elements of inclusive leadership at work.
Interrupting Sexism at Work
Explore conditions that encourage men to respond, or discourage them from doing so, when they witness sexism in the workplace.
Quick Takes
Catalyst research is the foundation of all our solutions for creating equitable workplaces. We examine today's work environments and employees' experiences in them.
Emotional Tax
Learn what Emotional Tax is and how it affects both employees of color and organizations in the US and Canada.
Trending Topics
Employee Resource Groups
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-led groups that foster a diverse, inclusive workplace.
Sponsorship & Mentoring
Sponsors are advocates who use their influence to help others advance, while mentors provide advice and coaching.
Flexible Work
Flexible work is a central tool to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion. Flexibility can increase retention and boost productivity.
Unconscious Bias
Unconscious bias creates barriers to inclusion, performance, engagement, and innovation. Learning how to mitigate its impact is essential.