... from a gendered perspective. The Productive Mentoring Framework and relational–cultural theory theoretically support this study. Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative descriptive study, purposive sampling was used to recruit 19 participants for semi-structured interviews and a focus group...

... and Osborn, 2021). Findings The findings of this study revealed the importance of the mentor being a “critical friend”. In addition, the participants referred to leadership identity, leadership from the middle, managing relationships and gender as other important mentoring needs. Originality/value...

...Victoria Millar; Linda Hobbs; Christopher Speldewinde; Jan van Driel Purpose Girls are underrepresented in many school science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, leading to ongoing gender disparity in STEM careers. This issue is not new and has seen a range of initiatives...