Mentors Aren’t Enough for Women to Advance

Gallup research shows 45% of women would like a CEO or senior management role even if that requires working 50+ hour per week, but women only account for 23% of U.S. senior business roles. Career advancement requires 4 fundamental elements: talent, ambition, development, and opportunity. In this piece Kristin Barry, writing for Gallup, explains that what women need aren’t just mentors but “career investors.” Read on to find out what that is and how organizations can help.

“Investors empower women by using their own significance, leadership status or network to provide a platform for a female employee’s accomplishments to shine. This investment often results in visibility and career acceleration that mentorship perhaps doesn’t, especially in industries and environments without a precedent of women in leadership.”