Mentoring Scheme for Women
The Monash University Mentoring Scheme for Women is conducted every two years. The next Scheme will take place in 2013. If you would like to register your interest in participating in the 2013 Scheme, please send an email to barbara.dalton@monash.edu
The Monash University Mentoring Scheme for Women aims to increase women's (academic and professional) access to the learning and developmental opportunities provided by a mentoring relationship.
Mentoring partnerships are often a feature of organisational life and involve a senior, more experienced individual (the mentor) facilitating the learning and development of a more junior, less experienced individual (the mentee) by offering support, information and advice about career planning and skill development, and access to organisational knowledge and networks.
The Monash University Mentoring Scheme for Women matches each successful applicant to the program (mentee) with a more senior mentor (male or female) from another area of the University for a period of 6 months. Both members of the mentoring partnership are required to attend a preparation session where the structure and process of the Scheme is explained. Pairs then meet at negotiated times throughout the program.
Who is eligible?
Academic female staff from Level A (assistant lecturer) to Level E (professor) and professional female staff up to and including HEW 10 and above are eligible to participate as a mentee.
Mentors (both male and female) are academic staff at Level C (senior lecturer) and above and professional staff at HEW 7 and above.
Number of places
To maintain a high quality program, the number of mentee/mentor partnerships sponsored in each program is 60.
Mentees participating in previous programs have reported the following benefits:
- enhanced career planning skills
- increased self-confidence
- specific technical skills gained - resume writing, promotion application, handling difficult situations
- developed greater knowledge of organisational structures
- gained a better understanding of the University culture
- increased job satisfaction
- greater understanding of role at the University
- conference paper accepted for publication
- increased motivation
- decision not to resign
- better overview of career options at Monash
- improved networks
- gained a research grant
- more assertive and self-reflective
- more committed to Monash
- new strategic initiative developed
Register Your Interest
To register your interest in participating in the 2013 program, please email barbara.dalton@monash.edu. Information about the program and an application form will then be forwarded to you in early 2013.
Mentoring Resources
Short Articles
Longer Articles/Guides
Books
For more information on mentoring, please go to Mentoring Readings
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