Research & Tools
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Research and Tools
New and Notable
Getting Started With Pay Equity (Practices)
These organizations focused on closing the gender pay gap by learning more about their employees and analyzing the data.
Race, Racism, and Canada: Knowledge Burst
Start your journey of learning about race and racism in Canada, and gain a foundation of knowledge to build on.
Women’s Earnings: The Pay Gap (Quick Take)
A statistical overview of the global gender pay gap, including data from Canada, Europe, and the United States.
Three Inclusive Team Norms That Drive Success (Report)
Catalyst’s new research shows that only one-third of employees experience inclusive team dynamics. Learn how to create more inclusive teams.
Our Expertise
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Achieving Pay Equity: A Holistic Approach (Webinar Recording)
The fight for equal pay globally is still moving at a snail’s pace but some companies have made enormous strides.
Why DEI Matters: Knowledge Burst
Learn the benefits of DEI and start to build competencies to better manage diverse teams and grow your leadership skills.
How to Hold Your Organization Accountable to DEI Goals (Tool)
Two-way, intentional communication and meaningful measurement are two ways organizations can create lasting workplace culture change. Learn how they work.
Feedback in Flexible Workplaces: Flip the Script (Infographic)
Effective collaboration across locations, time zones, and schedules can’t happen without communicating inclusively. Learn how with this infographic.
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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.