4 ways male mentors can improve for their female mentees

Women in industries that are traditionally dominated by men enjoy more promotions and make more money.

However, male mentors are still short-changing women.

Writing in Harvard Business Review, David G Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy, and W Brad Johnson, Professor of Psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy, and co-author of ‘Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women’ with Smith, provide examples from their research. 

“In our interviews with successful professional women, many reiterated the importance of having male mentors provide direct, critical feedback,” they wrote.