The Power of Positive Mentors: Variables Associated with Women's Interest in Social Work Administration.

York, Reginald O.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Power of Positive Mentors: Variables Associated with Women's Interest in Social Work Administration.

York, Reginald O.; And Others

Journal of Social Work Education, v24 n3 p242-50 Fall 1988

Some of the strategies for overcoming obstacles to gender parity in organizations include consciousness-raising, mentoring, informal support, training, and role modeling. Evidence to support the use of these strategies based upon the past experiences of female graduate social work students was explored. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Females, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Mentors, Positive Reinforcement, Role Models, Sex Discrimination, Sex Stereotypes, Social Work

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