Women of Color
Research shows that women of color—Asian, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and multiracial—experience exclusion, discrimination, and bias within the workplace. Too few women of color are represented on corporate boards, and many experience an emotional tax at work. These Catalyst resources include research and actions you can take to address these obstacles and make your workplace more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
Results
The Business Case for Retaining Black Women
Before Covid-19, 52% of Black women planned to leave their employers because of lack of advancement, microaggressions, and pay inequity.
People of Colour in Canada (Quick Take)
Facts and figures about Canada's people of colour population in the workplace and education.
Financial Times Women at the Top Americas Summit
How could a diverse workforce help to speed up recovery? How can women rise in the new world of work?
LinkedIn Live: Equity and a Path Forward for Black Employees
Join us for a conversation about the systemic barriers that Black employees face in the workplace.
Webinar: Building Successful, Inclusive Workplaces Through Empathy
This webinar will be hosted in the following time zones: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT / 9:00 AM –…
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2021 (Webinar Recording)
Listen to our panelists discuss the impact of systemic racism and explore ways companies can strategically address compensation inequality.
LinkedIn Live: Advancing Progress For Women of Color in Leadership
Join us for a conversation about advancing progress for women of color in the C-suite and corporate governance.
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2021
Join us on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day as we explore ways companies can strategically address compensation inequality.
Report: Missing Pieces Report: Board Diversity Census (Report)
This Missing Pieces Report, 6th edition highlights the progress to-date that has or has not been made in the equitable…
Inclusive Self-Identification (Topic Overview)
Understanding the diverse and intersecting identities of employees in your organization can help create a more inclusive workplace culture.
Women of Color in the United States (Quick Take)
Women of color will be the majority of all women in the United States by 2060.
How Ombuds Programs Can Promote Diversity and Inclusion (Topic Overview)
An ombuds program offers a way for both leaders and employees to help build a more inclusive workplace.
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.
Buying Power (Quick Take)
Select populations have enormous influence as consumers, which may not correspond with the size of their populations.
CEOs in Underrepresented Groups (List)
Women, women of color, women born outside of the United States, and LGBT women are underrepresented in the Fortune 500.
Too Few Women of Color on Boards: Statistics and Solutions (Quick Take)
Despite changing demographics, corporate boards are still appointing directors who look like the old directors.
Missing Pieces Report: Industry View (Report)
The Missing Pieces Report: The 2018 Board Diversity Census of Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards (Missing Pieces Report),…
Diversity Fatigue in the Workplace: How to Get Unstuck (Blog Post)
A lack of corporate goals, resources, or a compelling strategy may be making your employees cynical about diversity initiatives.
Empowering Workplaces Combat Emotional Tax for People of Colour in Canada (Report)
Learn about the experience of Emotional Tax by women of colour in Canada and the effects of empowering workplaces.
7 Things You Can Do to Recruit Women of Color (Blog Post)
Bias is baked into many organizations' hiring practices. Here's how to change that so you recruit and hire more black…