Frontline Employees Initiative
Results
First-hand Accounts From Frontline Women Reveal Their Workplace Needs Are Not Being Met (Media Release)
Catalyst’s new report, in partnership with Accenture, identifies systemic changes needed to create more respectful and rewarding workplaces for women.

SOLUTION SPECTRUM 1
Learn to advance your approach to creating and sustaining frontline work environments and work experiences that work for women.

SOLUTION SPECTRUM 3
Our research tells us that many employees find it hard to access growth and advancement opportunities on the front line.

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

Executive Tool: Window to the Front Line
Ready to get started on your journey to healthier, happier frontline workers? Punch in and let’s go!
TAKE STOCK
Use the checklist to think about how you are creating a positive workplace experience for women in frontline roles.

BREAK ROOM
What gets measured gets done. Learn how to keep track of your efforts and their results.

SOLUTION SPECTRUM 2
Consider the many factors at play when creating a scheduling system that meets the needs of your frontline employees.

RESULTS
Take note of where your organization lies on each Solution Spectrum, within each section, and as a whole.

SOLUTION SPECTRUM 4
Frontline managers often they don’t receive training on the leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills that characterize great managers.

Manager Tool: Moments That Matter
Empower frontline supervisors to build rewarding environments for women with 24 scenario-based learning cards and a collection of video and audio micro-learnings.

Women on the Front Line: Enabling Them to Thrive, Stay, and Perform (Report)
Women working frontline roles in retail, hospitality, and manufacturing need workplaces that respect their health, well-being, and talent.
Time for Systemic Workplace Change: 9 Highlights From the 2023 Catalyst Awards (Infographic)
The Catalyst Awards conference focused on systemic change and previewed Catalyst’s new Frontline Employees Initiative.

Catalyst and Corporate Leaders Make the Case for Frontline Employees (Blog Post)
Catalyst is broadening our focus to include women in frontline roles with our new initiative.

Time for Systemic Workplace Change: 9 Highlights From the 2023 Catalyst Awards (Blog Post)
The 36th annual conference and awards ceremony focused on systemic change and previewed Catalyst’s new Frontline Employees Initiative.

Lorraine Hariton's 2023 Letter to CEOs
Catalyst President and CEO Lorraine Hariton challenges CEOs to reimagine work in 2023 to make greater strides toward equity and inclusion.

Enable Frontline Women at Your Company to Thrive, Stay, and Perform
Catalyst is meeting the moment and broadening our focus to include women in frontline roles, so all women thrive.