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Mentoring, Millennials, & #MeToo

10/18/2019

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Mentoring, Millennials, &
#MeToo
#MeToo
by Joseline J. Hardrick  on October 18, 2019.

By now you've heard about the #MeToo Movement, and the consequences it has left behind in its wake. Several high profile men stand accused of some form of inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature. Some have withstood the accusations, others have accepted and admitted them, still others continue to deny any wrongdoing. But one consequence can have long standing negative effects on the growth of professional women, and that is the fear some men feel that prevents or hinders their ability to mentor women in the workplace. 

Survey Monkey and LeanIn.org  conducted a survey that found that 60% of those surveyed hesitate to commit to alone time with female colleagues, particularly outside of work. It also found that “[a] full 60% of male managers say they are uncomfortable engaging in common workplace interactions with women, including mentoring, socializing, and having one-on-one meetings—up 14 percentage points from last year.”
Further, as Forbes noted in a recent article, “the new trend of men playing it safe around women comes at a time when the number of female chief executives is falling, and when progress toward increasing gender equity in upper management appears to have stalled.” 

How do we continue to train up students, men,  and women, to become lawyers who lead mentor and inspire, with this trend?

As the survey noted, “[r]eal solutions are possible, and companies are moving in the right direction.” The strategies include law firms, in-house counsel offices, government agencies and other traditional legal employers addressing the issue head on, amending workplace interaction policies and assuring employees and managers that they encourage mentoring in all its forms.  For more ideas check out Brad Johnson and David Smith’s Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women.
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If your organization wants to start a mentoring program, here’s a great survey template to start assessing the needs and desires of your team. And SurveyMonkey offers free Diversity and Inclusion surveys to guide the process. Happy mentoring! 

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    Joseline J. Hardrick is the Founder and President of Diversity Access Pipeline, Inc. She is also an author, professor, and lawyer and resides in Tampa Bay, Florida. Guest bloggers are students in the Journey to Esquire® Scholarship & Leadership  Program.

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