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Sex differences in the perceived importance of mentoring functions (2005)

Levesque, Laurie L. ; O'Neill, Regina M. ; Nelson, Teresa ; [et al.]

Bingley : Emerald

Career development international 10 (2005), S. 429-443

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ISSN: 1362-0436

Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005

Topics: Economics

Notes: Purpose - To be the first study to consider the difference between men's and women's perceptions of most important mentoring functions. Design/methodology/approach - Survey recipients identified the three most important things that mentors can do for their protégés. Two independent coders categorized the behaviors listed by the 637 respondents. Findings - There was little difference between men's and women's perceptions of important mentoring behaviors. Women more than men reported championing and acceptance and confirmation behaviors to be in what they consider the top three for importance. Additionally, the lists respondents generated under-represented the mentoring behaviors commonly identified in the extant literature, whereas some of the behaviors most frequently identified are not well represented in the mentoring literature. Research limitations/implications - Respondents were graduates of a top-tier MBA program, although from multiple years. Future research should examine perceptions of mentoring behaviors by employees with different educational backgrounds and across cultures, particularly to explore perceptions of mentoring behaviors where cultural and gender stereotypes are present. Practical implications - The design of mentoring programs and fostering of cross-sex mentoring are discussed in lieu of managing protégé expectations and educating mentors about actual expectations versus the expectations they might associate with the other sex. Originality/value - The findings here extend existing research by first asking men and women to generate a list of what they perceive to be the three most important mentoring behaviors and then showing that, for MBAs at least, there is little difference across the sexes.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13620430510620539

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Poisoned Waters: Sexual Harassment and the College Climate (1998)

Shepela, Sharon Toffey ; Levesque, Laurie L.

Springer

Sex roles 38 (1998), S. 589-611

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ISSN: 1573-2762

Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000

Topics: Sociology

Notes: Abstract This study of 369 undergraduate students (59%female and 41% male, 4.7% African-American, 2%Latino/a-American, 3.6% International, and 88%White-American) found that both women and men weresexually harassed by faculty and other students with a similarlyhigh frequency. More subtle forms of sexually harassingbehaviors were experienced than were the more severebehaviors from both faculty and students. A greater tolerance for sexually harassing behaviors fromfaculty than peers was found. While more women than menused the label sexual harassment, few students of eithergender who experienced specific harassing behaviors said they had experiencedinappropriate behavior, and of those who said they hadexperienced inappropriate behavior, a very lowpercentage said they had experienced sexual harassment.It is hypothesized that the frequency of these behaviors is partlyresponsible for the lack of labeling.