Although women make up almost half of the labor force in the United States, the number of women who hold senior positions in large companies in the U.S. are still disproportionately low. This fact raises concerns about individual justice and equality of opportunity. Here we have shown that the use of strong mentoring has great promise as a way to increase the number of women in senior management roles. Extensive research supports the recommendation of a mentoring program, as well as examples of foreign companies, which are much easier to employ women in senior positions than U.S. firms. "Hide
by Terry Dworkin, Virginia Maurer, Cindy Schipani Source: Business Horizons 10 pages. Publication Date: July 15, 2012. Prod. #: BH485-PDF-ENG