...Sarah Wieners; Eva Bulgrin; Susanne Maria Weber Purpose This conceptual article discusses academic mentoring programs from a Foucauldian power-knowledge analysis. How is mentoring entangled in the rationalities of the privileging and de-privileging gaze in academia? How does this power/knowledge...

...Aleksandra Thomson; María López Belloso; Marta Warat; Areti Damala Purpose This paper explores inclusive mentoring as a transformative tool for promoting gender equality in European academia and research. It reflects on the work of COST Action VOICES, which addresses systemic barriers...

...Pete Jones; Deb Verhoeven; Aresh Dadlani Purpose Policies intended to encourage gender equity in the film industry are ramifying and take many forms. This paper uses social network analysis to assess the effectiveness of one popular equity policy, shadowing, a form of mentoring. In shadowing...

... and psychosocial support. All three functions of mentorship seeking were positively associated with higher levels of self-efficacy. Research limitations/implications The present study finds that individuals turn to mentors when they are concerned about macro-level events (e.g. a global pandemic). Additionally...

...Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell; Jyotsna Vaid; Christine A. Stanley; Becky Petitt; Jericka S. Battle Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a mentoring program developed at a large predominantly white research university that was aimed at retaining and advancing women faculty of color...

...Joanne Leck; Barbara Orser Purpose Mentoring has been identified as a key strategy to career development and has been argued to be indispensable for women to advance to positions of power. For mentoring to succeed, it is imperative that mentors trust their protégés. However, recent research has...

...Gillian Maxwell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how formal mentoring programmes may enhance female mentees' career development, particularly in a case study of a major high street bank. Design/methodology/approach Empirical case study work, from mentees' and mentors' points...

...David E. Okurame Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine mentoring experiences and preferences aimed at creating equal mentoring opportunity for male and female employees in the Nigerian work setting. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from 140 randomly selected managers...

... presented at the SMA conference highlight the growing interest in and variety of diversity research. Jo Ann E. Brown can be contacted at: jbrown268@radford.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Gender Religion Mentoring Equal opportunities Family friendly organizations...

...Kecia M. Thomas; Leigh A. Willis; Jimmy Davis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine mentoring relationships involving minority graduate students in the USA. Design/methodology/approach The authors take a multifaceted approach to providing strategies to improve the opportunities...

...Ronald J. Burke; Zena Burgess; Barry Fallon Purpose This study aims to examine potential benefits from a mentor relationship to women managers and professionals in early career. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 98 women business school graduates using an anonymously...