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How Mentorship Gaps Hold Women Back in Mid-Career
Lucas and Luna explore the mid-career mentorship cliff that many women face — the moment when informal sponsorship and guidance drop off, just as advancement decisions are made. They look at data from a 2024 LeanIn.Org and McKinsey study showing that for every 100 men promoted to manager, only 87 women are promoted, and the gap widens at senior levels. The episode drills into one specific mechanism: the 'bro-mentor loop,' where senior men mentor junior men who remind them of themselves, while women are disproportionately assigned formal mentorship programs that lack real sponsorship power…
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