Shut Up, Sheryl Sandberg: Millennial Women Reject Role Models, Mentors
Editorial:
From Forbes:
High-profile female executives should save their breath and their advice – Millennial women aren’t buying what they’re selling.
Only 20% of Gen Y women say that they want to follow in the footsteps of the female leaders in their workplaces, says new research from Bentley University. The survey of 1000 college-educated Millennials found that while 84% of respondents said that they could identify at least one female leader at their job, most didn’t want to emulate her career path.
This rejection of the current iteration of female corporate achievement also extends to attitudes toward mentorship; only 5.5% of respondents claimed that a colleague, supervisor or role model was their primary source of career cheerleading, with spouses/partners or parents much more likely to be identified as key career supporters. And only 25% of Millennials of both genders give credit to a manager or supervisor for encouraging them to assume a leadership role at work.
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Source:
Forbes
URL:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2012/07/02/shut-up-sheryl-sandberg-millennial-women-reject-role-models-mentors/
Date:
July 5, 2012
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