STEM

Women hold less than 25% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine) jobs in the United States. There is a substantial gap between men and women studying STEM in most parts of the world. Learn more about the gender gap in STEM with our resources.

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Inclusive Leadership

3M – Global Leadership Behaviors: A Platform for Inclusion, Talent Development, and Cultural Transformation (Practices)

In 2012, Inge Thulin, 3M's newly appointed CEO began with a systematic approach to creating higher levels of organizational performance.…

Catalyst’s Global Report Uncovers New Layers of Inequity for Women in STEM Industries (Media Release)

Catalyst’s groundbreaking new global report, High Potentials in Tech-Intensive Industries: The Gender Divide in Business Roles, shows that those on the business side of STEM corporations—the science, technology, engineering, and math industries—face significant challenges. The study reveals a culture that is particularly unwelcoming to women, no matter what the job.

STEM

High Potentials in Tech-Intensive Industries: The Gender Divide in Business Roles (Report)

This report identifies the gender gap women experience working in business roles in tech-intensive industries from day one.

STEM

The Gender Divide in Tech-Intensive Industries (Infographic)

Get the facts about the leaky pipeline of women in STEM industries and how to fix it.

Employee Resource Groups

Enbridge Inc. – FEMINEN: FEMales IN ENgineering Employee Resource Group (Practices)

Learn how Enbridge's women's employee resource group helped its women employees.

LGBTQ+

Chevron Australia – PRIDE: LGBT Inclusion, Intersectionality, and Collaborative Partnerships (Practices)

PRIDE, Chevron's LGBT employee network, was developed as a grassroots employee effort. The group has evolved over its more than…

Catalyst Award Winner

Lockheed Martin Corporation – Women Accelerating Tomorrow (Practices)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflXIlHEQm8 Lockheed Martin's U.S.-based initiative Women Accelerating Tomorrow comprises a variety of programs, processes, and tools to support women's advancement…

Recruitment and Retention

High Potentials Under High Pressure in India’s Technology Sector (Report)

This report shows the struggles of high-potential women in Indian business.

Sponsorship and Mentoring

The Procter & Gamble Company – Developing Women Leaders in Asia-Pacific (Practices)

P&G has historically had a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. The company has a myriad of strategies, programs, and…

Flexible Work

Microsoft Germany – Managers Modeling Success: Work-Life Effectiveness at Microsoft Germany (Practices)

Learn about Microsoft's work-life effectiveness arrangements and how senior leaders use the benefits to model them for others.

Catalyst Award Winner

Alcoa Inc. – Building Opportunities for Women in a “Hard Hat” Company (Practices)

In the midst of hard economic times, Alcoa's initiative Building Opportunities for Women in a "Hard Hat" Company is increasing women's representation…

Sponsorship and Mentoring

Cisco Systems, Inc. – Developing Women: Cisco’s Executive Shadowing Program (Practices)

Cisco's Executive Shadowing program began in 2009 as a grassroots effort to develop women employees by pairing Cisco executives with…

Inclusive Communications

HCL Technologies – Employees First: A Philosophy for Workplace Transformation (Practices)

HCL Technologies (HCLT), a leading global IT services company headquartered in India, is a client-driven business. As such, it is…

Sponsorship and Mentoring

IBM Corporation – Developing High-Potential Women with the Blue Talent Program (Practices)

IBM's Blue Talent program provides development opportunities for women in mid-level positions. Its goal is to strengthen the company's pipeline…

LGBTQ+

Whirlpool Corporation – PRIDE: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Inclusion (Practices)

Whirlpool Corporation strives to create an internal workplace culture that allows and encourages its personnel to bring their full selves…

LGBTQ+

Hewlett-Packard Company – Reciprocal Mentoring with PRIDE (Practices)

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has a long history supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. In fact, it was the…

STEM

Texas Instruments Driving Innovation and Engagement in STEM (Practices)

Success in today's global business environment is dependent on an increased pipeline of interested students—both girls and boys. Texas Instruments…

Board Diversity

ALLETE, Inc. – Recruitment Practices and Board Culture: Prioritizing Qualifications and Fostering Inclusion to Increase Gender Balance (Practices)

At a time when women's board representation in Fortune 500 companies is just over 16 percent, and in an industry…

Employee Resource Groups

IBM Corporation – Women’s Diversity Network Group (Practices)

Each Diversity Network Group (DNG) at IBM represents a grassroots effort and provides an opportunity for employees to share ideas…

Recruitment and Retention

Checking the Pulse of Women in Bioscience: What Organizations Need to Know (Report)

Most organizations in bioscience are not maximizing their talent pool.