In 2019, to celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke to senior leaders in academia about bettering the balance for women. To support this year’s theme ‘each for equal’, we’re exploring how mentoring can make a difference to female academics wanting to achieve their full potential.
We’ve spoken to industry experts across the world to get their views and advice on mentoring. They’ve also shared their experiences of mentoring and the differences they’ve seen it make to others.
An Interview with Professor Katy Shaw
Hear the thoughts of Katy Shaw, Professor of Contemporary Writing at Northumbria University, as she discusses the influence of mentoring towards personal development and career progression.
An Interview with Sabby Kaur, Content Licensing Manager
We spoke to Sabby to find out about her experience of being both a mentor with the Society of Scholarly Publishing and a mentee.
Gender equality – the podcast
We find out more about gender equality in our North American podcast with Julia Martin, Director of Reference & Instruction and Business Librarian at the University of Toledo and Louise Fieldmann, Librarian.