Does mentoring make a difference for women academics? Evidence from the literature and a guide for future research

V Meschitti, H Lawton Smith - Journal of research in Gender Studies, 2017 - ceeol.com
This paper aims at reviewing literature on mentoring in academia, with a focus on mentoring
to enhance women's careers. A significant gender imbalance in science persists, and …

[BOOK][B] On being a mentor: A guide for higher education faculty

WB Johnson - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
On Being a Mentor is the definitive guide to the art and science of engaging students and
faculty in effective mentoring relationships in all academic disciplines. Written with pithy …

Women's networks: a career development intervention or impediment?

LL Bierema - Human Resource Development International, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This case study investigated an in-company women's network with the mission of improving
recruitment, retention, and advancement of women. The Network was unsuccessful in …

Does adviser mentoring add value? A longitudinal study of mentoring and doctoral student outcomes

LL Paglis, SG Green, TN Bauer - Research in Higher Education, 2006 - Springer
This study of the impact of doctoral adviser mentoring on student outcomes was undertaken
in response to earlier research that found (a) students with greater incoming potential …

My sister's keeper: A qualitative examination of mentoring experiences among African American women in graduate and professional schools

LD Patton - The Journal of Higher Education, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
concerns, and achievements of Black women, the stereotypical images and expectations of
these women are still held by many”(p. 6). Moreover, she shared that the research has not …

[HTML][HTML] Sense of belonging and its contributing factors in graduate education

KA O'Meara, KA Griffin, A Kuvaeva… - … Journal of Doctoral …, 2017 - informingscience.org
Aim/Purpose The purpose of our study was to gain a better understanding of the factors that
contribute to graduate student sense of belonging and gain insights into differences in sense …

Women's Access to Higher Education Leadership: Cultural and Structural Barriers.

J Ballenger - Forum on public policy online, 2010 - ERIC
The Labor Force 2008 projections reflected that the rate of growth for women in the labor
force will increase at a faster rate than that of men (Fullerton, 1999). In 2008, the majority of …

Mentorship and the female college president

TM Brown - Sex roles, 2005 - Springer
Despite the increase in the number of women college presidents, the percentage of female
college presidents is disproportionately low. Results of some studies imply that mentorship …

Gender differences in the creation of different types of social capital: A multilevel study

IJH Van Emmerik - Social networks, 2006 - Elsevier
This study examined gender differences in the creation of hard and soft social capital in a
sample of 352 female and 486 male faculty members. Men were shown to be more effective …

South African female principals' career paths: Understanding the gender gap in secondary school management

P Moorosi - Educational Management Administration & …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reports on data from a larger scale study exploring female principals'
experiences of their career route to the principalship of secondary schools in South Africa …