From the course: Being a Good Mentee
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Making cross-gender relationships work
From the course: Being a Good Mentee
Making cross-gender relationships work
- When we talk about cross-gender mentoring, I know it can sometimes feel like we are navigating a minefield because we worry we might say the wrong thing or inadvertently cause events. However, my mentoring research shows definitively that for both men and women, it is helpful to have a network of different types of people that includes gender variety. In this video, I will offer guidance to make your cross-gender relationships work well. First, acknowledge to yourself and to your mentor that gender differences matter both in the relationship and other's perceptions. For example, several years ago, I gave a presentation to a group of top executives most of whom were men. In this presentation, I mentioned the importance of cross-gender mentoring relationships. One of the executives raised his hand and said, "Ellen, there is no way I will mentor a woman "because my other employees will think something is going on "and my wife will kick my bum." I wish we lived in a world where this…
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