The purpose and place of mentoring for women managers in organisations : An Australian perspective

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Ehrich, Lisa Catherine and Kimber, Megan Paige. (2016). The purpose and place of mentoring for women managers in organisations : An Australian perspective. In Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women pp. 225-241 Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9897-6_14
AuthorsEhrich, Lisa Catherine and Kimber, Megan Paige
Abstract

Mentoring has been identified as an important career development activity for women managers. Over the last four decades, organisations world-wide have implemented formal mentoring programs for women and for members of minority groups in recognition of the personal and professional benefits mentoring provides, not only for mentees but also for mentors. This chapter reviews the literature on mentoring and the contribution it can make to the career development of women managers. It reviews several inter-related bodies of literature: women’s representation in management positions worldwide; theories and frameworks of mentoring; empirical research exploring the impact of mentoring relationships on women managers’ career development; current illustrations of formal programs offered to women managers in the public and private sectors in Australia; and some critical issues that continue to impact women managers in relation to mentoring relationships. The chapter concludes by making an argument for further research on gender and mentoring.

KeywordsMentoring; Women managers; Mentoring relationships; Career development
Page range225-241
Year01 Jan 2016
Book titleHandbook on Well-Being of Working Women
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Place of publicationNetherlands
Edition1
SeriesInternational Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
ISBN9789401798969
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9897-6_14
Web address (URL)https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-9897-6_14
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