Free PDF: Mentoring Women
Replacing tropes with the truths we deserve
Mentoring Women Key Takeaways:
Mentorship Must Evolve: Traditional mentoring advice often perpetuates outdated gender tropes that hinder women’s leadership potential. Mentors need to update their guidance to reflect current workplace realities.
Unconscious Bias is Pervasive: Mentors can inadvertently pass on biases to their mentees, limiting women’s progress. Recognizing and addressing these biases is crucial for effective mentorship.
“Truths” Have Become Tropes: Many common workplace truisms about women, such as needing to work twice as hard, over committing to non-promotable tasks, or avoiding emotional expression, are now harmful stereotypes.
Imposter Syndrome is a Crucible: Women shouldn’t internalize imposter syndrome as a flaw but view it as a growth opportunity. Mentors can help them reframe this experience.
Women Face Unique Challenges: Women often navigate systemic biases and pressures that impact their careers. Mentors must be sensitive to these issues, even when they are outside their own experiences (a good opportunity to learn!)
