The Power of Mentoring for Women of Color

This study explored the lived experiences of school leaders and the role of mentoring relationships in their careers. This study showed that informal mentoring relationships are essential to the promotion of women of color. Most of the mentoring relationships were established through close work with their immediate supervisors. This study suggests having informal mentors facilitated Latina women's aspirations to become school leaders and counteract the pattern of underrepresentation of Latinas in such roles.

The Power of Mentoring for Women of Color Academic Article