Breaking with Tradition

In this episode of  Breaking with Tradition , we sit down with Charlene Polite Corley, VP of Inclusive Insights at Nielsen, to explore the powerful feedback loop between media and the workplace. We’ll unpack how media influences everything from the culture we work in, to the managers we emulate, to the leaders we aspire to become.    Charlene brings fresh data and cultural insi...

Welcome to Season 1, episode 10 of Breaking with Tradition , Catalyst’s podcast that explores trends and ideas that will impact the future of the global workplace. This episode marks the end of our first season and is called The state of play for women in business . In 2025 so far, conversations about workplace culture are increasingly shaped by debates over leadership styles and gender dynamics....

Welcome to Season 1, episode 9 of  Breaking with Tradition , Catalyst’s podcast that explores trends and ideas that will impact the future of the global workplace. This episode was filmed live at  2024 Catalyst Honours  and is called  Workplace inclusion in the age of AI . The way we approach workplace inclusion is evolving at lightning speed, driven by socio-political pressure...

Welcome to Season 1, episode 8 of Breaking with Tradition , Catalyst’s podcast that explores trends and ideas that will impact the future of the global workplace. This episode is called Reimagining wellness for a healthier workplace .  What does it mean to design your workplace with human well-being at the forefront, especially when burnout is costing businesses between $125 billion and $190...

Welcome to season 1, episode 7 of Breaking with Tradition , Catalyst’s podcast that explores trends and ideas that will impact the future of the global workplace. This episode is called AI and the Future of Pink-Collar Jobs. As AI technology rapidly evolves, a troubling new gender gap has emerged, especially among younger workers: 71% of men ages 18-24 say they use generative AI weekly, compared w...

Breaking with Tradition is diving into a topic that’s been long overlooked but is now coming to the forefront of workplace conversations: menopause . Welcome to season 1, episode 6. According to Catalyst’s recent report , nearly three-quarters (72%) of employees have hidden their menopause symptoms at work. Additionally, 36% perceive a stigma against talking about menopause in the workplace. With...

Welcome to Season 1, episode 5 of  Breaking with Tradition , Catalyst’s podcast that explores trends and ideas that will impact the future of the global workplace. This episode is called  Broadening Gender in Workplace DEI . Catalyst has been accelerating progress for women for over 60 years, and our future vision is “workplaces that work for women.” To many women, this vision is a rally...

Welcome to Season 1, episode 4 of Breaking with Tradition , Catalyst’s podcast that explores trends and ideas that will impact the future of the global workplace. This episode is called Women Money Power . We know that women across the globe make less money than men. The gap may vary among countries, but it is a persistent pattern caused by a variety of systemic factors including job segregation,...

Welcome to a special edition of the Catalyst podcast,  Breaking with Tradition  filmed live at the  2024 Catalyst Awards ! This is season 1, episode 3:  What does Gen Z want in a workplace? Everybody’s talking about the new multigenerational workplace—and for good reason. The newest generation, Generation Z, will soon make up over a third of the global population and a quarter...

It’s easy to become disheartened by the backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) movements in the workplace. It’s a time of inflamed political rhetoric and multiple overlapping global crises that threaten to roll back the clock on our efforts to make more equitable work environments for women. On this episode of Breaking with Tradition , we’re reminded of words from Felice Schwartz...

Welcome to episode 1, season 1. Catalyst founder Felice Schwartz embraced a vision for the future of the workplace in her 1992 book Breaking with Tradition based on “fulfillment, both personal and professional,” where everyone is “able to define and pursue their goals freely, regardless of gender.”  From this initial vision, the Catalyst of today strives for “workplaces that work for women.”...