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Female managers mentor their male bosses

091020_dell.jpgThe computer company Dell is to roll out a mentoring programme in which male senior executives are mentored by female middle managers. The reverse mentoring programme, which was piloted for six months in the EMEA region last year, aims to give male bosses an insight into the challenges women face in the workplace, helping more women into senior roles. Participants in the pilot met at least once a month, usually off-site to allow both sides to be more objective. Ingrid Devin, EMEA diversity manager at Dell, told PM they had deliberately chosen male managers who had a good understanding of diversity to take part in the scheme but “even they had a lot more to learn”. “Until you walk in someone else’s shoes you don’t know,” she said. Male managers often presumed all pregnant employees would not want to travel or take on extra responsibility but in fact “what women want is very particular to each woman”, she said. Image source: dell.com. More…

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