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How One Company Made Mentorship Work for Women of Color
Mentorship programs often fail women of color — mismatched pairs, unconscious bias, unclear goals. This episode examines how one professional services firm redesigned its mentorship framework specifically for Black and Latina women, achieving a 40% promotion rate increase over three years. We look at the key structural changes: cohort-based matching, reverse mentoring for senior leaders, and accountability metrics tied to partner compensation. The firm's head of diversity, Maria Santos, explains why traditional one-on-one mentorship was leaving women of color behind and how a group model…
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