Alcoa has received the 2013 Catalyst Award, which honors innovative organizational approaches that address the recruitment, development and advancement of women in the workplace.

Alcoa’s initiative “Building Opportunities for Women in a ’Hard Hat‘ Company,” showcases how Alcoa broke down barriers in a male-dominated industry and achieved greater gender representation through an aggressive diversity agenda.

Since 1987, Catalyst has recognized exceptional business initiatives that advance women in the workplace with the Catalyst Award, which embodies Catalyst’s vision of “Changing workplaces, Changing lives.” Alcoa’s global initiative, “Building Opportunities for Women in a ’Hard Hat‘ Company”, outlines the company’s centralized diversity initiative that ties accountability to executive compensation and incorporates innovative talent management programs that Alcoa’s business units customize to develop women supervisors and leaders in Alcoa’s locations worldwide.