LONDON — Mentoring schemes are increasingly seen as a valuable tool to support women climbing the career ladder and address the enduring gender gap at the top of the international development sector, where men still dominate the majority of senior management positions.
The recent spate of stories of sexual abuse and harassment emerging from the aid sector, as well as from other industries, also serves to reiterate that there is a long way to go before women are likely to feel equal in the workplace.
But while women working in professional services firms often have access to formalized mentoring schemes, such as the 30 Percent Club, female development workers have fewer options.