Executive Tool: Window to the Front Line

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Finding Your Place on the Solution Spectrum

This actionable toolkit for corporate leaders gives you a unique, research-based perspective on how you can have an impact that can make or break workplace experiences for women on the front line. Use it to find out where your company stands, what you can strive for, and how you can make progress in attracting, developing, and retaining women in frontline roles.

This toolkit reflects four key opportunities uncovered by Catalyst’s groundbreaking research—direct from the voices of frontline women across retail, hospitality, and manufacturing in the US:

  • Invest in physical well-being.
  • Adopt employee-centered scheduling practices.
  • Create and clarify growth opportunities.
  • Enable managers to lead empathically.

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TAKE STOCK

Use the checklist to think about how you are creating a positive workplace experience for women in frontline roles.

THE SHIFT

Self-evaluate as you go through each practice and think about where you currently sit on the Solution Spectrum.

SOLUTION SPECTRUM 1

Learn to advance your approach to creating and sustaining frontline work environments and work experiences that work for women.

SOLUTION SPECTRUM 2

Consider the many factors at play when creating a scheduling system that meets the needs of your frontline employees.