Title

Mentoring Women Faculty: An Instrumental Case Study of Strategic Collaboration

Publication Date

2-2007

Abstract

Numerous studies of college and university faculty have shown that women have fewer mentors and face greater professional isolation, slower rates of promotion, and increased likelihood of leaving an institution before gaining tenure than do their male counterparts. Comparable problems confront women in both national and international corporations as they seek career advancement. To address these problems, many organizations have created formal mentoring programs, which have achieved varying degrees of success. This article presents an instrumental case study of the implementation of a new mentoring model in a university context. The model, strategic collaboration, builds on recent research describing mentoring as a network activity. The collaborative, peer-oriented structure of the approach, which removes many of the problems inherent in traditional mentoring programs while also retaining their benefits, suggests that it can be particularly beneficial for women seeking further career advancement.

Topic

Collaborative Research, Diversifying Science and Engineering, Mentoring, Social Dimensions of Ethical Behavior

Material Type

Journal Article

Research Area

Engineering | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

 
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