Christa Ellen Washington's study examined perceived career barriers for professionally mentored women. The research compared formal and informal mentoring styles and entry-level versus mid-management ranks on six specific barriers. Results indicated only one significant finding: informally mentored proteges rated 'Lack of Mentoring' as a greater barrier.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the impact of mentoring style on perceived career barriers based on the comparison of formal and informal mentoring.
- Investigating differences in perceived barriers between organizational ranks based on the entry-level and mid-management-level positions studied.
- Modeling the relationship between mentoring and specific barriers like exclusion from informal networks or difficulty getting developmental assignments.
- Studying gender-specific workplace advancement challenges based on the focus on professional women's perceptions.
Strengths
- Study design compares two specific mentoring styles (formal and informal) and two organizational ranks (entry-level and mid-management).
- Focuses on six concrete perceived career barriers: lack of cultural fit, exclusion from informal networks, lack of mentoring, poor organizational management processes, difficulty getting developmental assignments, and difficulty obtaining opportunities for geographic mobility.
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Provenance
- Source
- Christa Ellen Washington
- Collection Method
- Professional women representing a variety of professional organizations were invited to participate.