In this interview, Reed Smith Europe and Middle East managing partner Tamara Box discusses the importance of mentors, sponsors and
senior female role models
Not exact matches
Bain study co-author Julie Coffman found that scarce
female role models in
senior positions and limited support from supervisors eroded aspirations among mid-level women.
I believe strong
female role models and mentorships are key to helping reduce the gender gap across all industries and sectors, and more needs to be done to help promote and encourage women hoping to progress into
senior leadership
roles.
In fact, both Monique Mercier and Andrea Wood of Telus, chief legal officer and
senior vice president of legal services, respectively, are prime examples of women who have flourished in their careers and serve as strong
role models for young
female lawyers like myself.
Furthermore, as many
senior roles are still typically male dominated, we can conclude that a shortage of
female models is detrimental to women's ambition.
An unfortunate by - product of an industry with a low number of women is the lack of
senior women to act as mentors and
role models to
female staff.