Gender Representation

It makes business sense for corporate boards to reflect their customers, clients, and employee base. Yet only 22.5% of board seats in the Fortune 500 are held by women, and only 4.6% are held by women of color. Explore our resources and programs for increasing gender representation.

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Catalyst Honours keynote recap with Teresa Resch and Sarah Nurse sitting on stage
Catalyst Honours

Taking strides toward equity in Canadian women’s sports

Two trailblazing women in Canadian sports discuss how they and others can champion equity.

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Catalyst Honours

Debb Hurlock: Fostering belonging in the energy sector

Debb Hurlock never envisioned herself working in the energy sector, but today she is Director, Culture, Inclusion & Leadership, Pembina Pipeline Corporation.

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Catalyst Honours

Shaina Riley: Building inclusive communities at Google

With a collaborative spirit and unwavering commitment to DEI, Shaina Riley has fostered a more inclusive environment at Google.

Gender Representation

Strategies to support Latine women in the workplace

Recognize and address barriers to Latine women's advancement in the workplace.

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Catalyst Honours

Pamela Allen: Breaking Barriers in Finance

Pamela Allen, the first woman CEO of MD Financial Management, is paving the way for women in finance.

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Catalyst Honours

Sarah Nurse, Canadian Hockey Star, to Keynote 2024 Catalyst Honours

Just-announced speakers include experts on gender equity and workplace inclusion, CEOs of leading Canadian corporations.

Podcast Episode 105: Broadening Gender in Workplace DEI
Podcast

Episode 105: Broadening Gender in Workplace DEI

Dani Gomez-Ortega at McCain Foods and Mark Greene at Remaking Manhood discuss how we frame gender in workplace DEI initiatives.

Black women still face a glass cliff, but fixing workplace systems can change that

Understand what causes the glass cliff and three ways organizations can prevent the phenomenon.

Champions For Change

2024 C4C Toolkit

Access the 2024 Champions For Change Toolkit and celebrate the honor of being amongst over 80+ leaders and corporations who've made a pledge to collect, track, and share corporate data around pay equity, employee retention and gender representation at all levels.

DEI 101

Pyramid: Women in the United States Workforce (Infographic)

Catalyst's famous pyramid depicts how the number of women in leadership positions shrinks as they climb the corporate ladder.

Measurement

Beginning a Measurement Process (Tool)

Whether your organization is just starting its workforce measurement strategy or expanding it, this tool has the resources you need.

Gender Representation

2022 Catalyst Accord Report

Catalyst Accord signatories see measurable success at their organizations, outperforming their peers in women's representation in corporate Canada.

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DEI Messaging

Women in the Workforce: United States (Quick Take)

Data overview of American women at all levels of the workforce, updated to reflect changes during Covid-19 pandemic.

Organizational Culture Change

How Boston Scientific Won the Catalyst Award

Between 2017 and 2020, women in executive leadership roles at global organization Boston Scientific increased from 12.5% to 26.7%.

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Gender Representation

How to Get More Women of Color into the Boardroom (Blog Post)

Catalyst's Meesha Rosa speaks about board readiness, sponsorship, and the ongoing work of the Catalyst Women On Board™ initiative.

Gender Representation

New Board Census Data from the Missing Pieces Report Unveiled (Media Release)

Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD) and Deloitte report shows women and minorities continue to make progress in board representation, with over 40% diversity nearly quadrupling since 2010.

Women on Corporate Boards (Quick Take)
Gender Representation

Missing Pieces Report: Board Diversity Census

This Missing Pieces Report, 6th edition highlights the progress to-date that has or has not been made in the equitable representation of women and minorities on corporate boards.

Gender Representation

Catalyst Welcomes Accenture CEO Julie Sweet as New Board Chair (Media Release)

Catalyst welcomes Accenture CEO Julie Sweet as new Board chair and eight new Board members driving workplace equity and inclusion.

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Champions For Change

Towards a More Equitable Future (Report)

Catalyst CEO Champions For Change companies renewed their commitment to advancing women, particularly women of color, in the workplace in 2020.

Catalyst Welcomes Six New Members to Board of Directors (Media Release)

Inclusive leaders named to help shape Catalyst’s future.