2022 CATALYST AWARD WINNERS

Boston Scientific, Enbridge, and Parexel Honored for Their Commitment to Improve Gender Representation Across Ranks and Promote Women to Leadership Roles

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific, Enbridge, and Parexel are this year's 2022 Catalyst Award winners to be honored at the Catalyst Awards Conference and Dinner on March 17, 2022. They will be recognized for accelerating opportunities for women and increasing women's representation and inclusion across intersections of identity within their organizations.

The 2022 Catalyst Awards will be the first hybrid in-person and virtual event with the main conference and Awards celebration taking place in New York City at the Hilton Midtown. There will also be a separate virtual event for European attendees. The theme for this year's Catalyst Awards is "The Great Reimagining: Making Work Work for Women."

Hundreds are expected to attend the in-person event, with thousands joining virtually, including the Catalyst Board of Directors and Catalyst CEO Champions For Change. Executives from top global corporations, professional firms, governments, NGOs, and educational institutions will convene at the 2022 Catalyst Awards Conference, as well as the Dinner chaired by Dow CEO Jim Fitterling and Supporting Dinner Chair and Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi.

The organizational initiatives receiving this year's Catalyst Awards are:

• Boston Scientific: Accelerating Progress for Women by Creating Equal Opportunities for Growth
• Enbridge: Informed Insights and Inclusion
• Parexel: Leveraging Gender Partnership to Advance Women in Leadership

Boston Scientific: Accelerating Progress for Women by Creating Equal Opportunities for Growth

In 2017, Boston Scientific asked employees globally, "Do men and women with equal ability, education, and experience also have equal opportunities for promotion at our company?" The results were telling: Women answered 14 percentage points less favorably than men. Similarly, Black women and men in the US and Puerto Rico responded with lower ratings toward career opportunities compared to their peers of other racial and ethnic identities.

At Boston Scientific, advancing science to bring meaningful innovations to patients around the world requires the diversity of thought, skill, and experiences of every employee. The company's Creating Equal Opportunities for Growth initiative was a global effort to support the acceleration of career advancement and address barriers that women and multicultural talent faced at the start of the initiative. The multifaceted initiative ignited a cultural shift that continues to this day.