Mentoring: Can it Increase the Gender Balance in the workplace?
What do we mean when we talk about gender balance in the workplace?
Increasing Mentorship In Middle and Lower Income Countries is a Must
Mentoring is not a common practice in middle and lower income countries. Mentoring is the professional relationship where a mentor (highly experienced, highly regarded person) guides a mentee (a more junior colleague) in forging a career path ahead in their desired field. Mentoring relationships focus on both professional and personal development. In many middle and lower income countries, formal mentoring systems are rare and are largely unsupported.