On the Shoulders of Giants
The possibilities and pitfalls of mentorship
Cars 3: A Children’s Movie, and a Fable About Mentorship
The animated feature is a surprisingly thoughtful meditation on what professional achievement requires in the 21st century.
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Courtesy of Melissa Harris-Perry What Melissa Harris-Perry Learned From Maya Angelou About Mentorship
The politics professor and former TV-show host talks about creating a dynamic that combines empathy, vulnerability, and fun.
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Edgar Su / Reuters How Mentorship Looks Different in the Sciences
A conversation with two immunologists about the “little digressions” that shape their research and careers
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Robert Daly / Getty When Potential Mentors Are Mostly White and Male
Unconscious bias can influence who leaders choose as their protégés. Can its effects be mitigated?
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Dominick Reuter / Reuters How Princeton Is Trying to Get More Women to Be Student Leaders
A committee the university formed had one main recommendation: more mentorship.
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Eric Risberg / AP What One Entrepreneur Learned From Hillary Clinton
Reshma Saujani is passing on the guidance she received while helping girls break into a male-dominated field.
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Adama Diarra / Reuters Building a Fair-Trade Fashion Line Out of ‘Pride, Not Pity’
Harper Poe, a South Carolina-based designer, on the dangers of using another person's story to sell a dress or a handbag
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters When Men Hold Top Positions, How Much Can Mentorship Help Women?
The career of one female national-security professional offers some insight.
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Courtesy of Stacey Abrams Finding Mentorship Outside of Your Industry
Stacey Abrams has made a career for herself in politics, but that’s not where she looks for guidance.
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John Locher / AP Yoga Teachers, Mentors, Business Partners
The co-owners of a studio in Washington, D.C., reflect on how their dynamic has evolved over the years.
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Courtesy of Chris Mosier Becoming the Mentor You Wish You'd Had
As the first openly trans man to compete for the U.S. national team, Chris Mosier is trying to provide support to up-and-coming LGBTQ athletes.
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Elaine Thompson / AP How the 'Tiger Mom' Convinced the Author of Hillbilly Elegy to Write His Story
When J.D. Vance was in law school, his mentor, Amy Chua, gave him the confidence to take a different path.
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Chris Helgren / Reuters Acclimating to a New Country When Your Home Is a War Zone
When Aya Aljamili came to the U.S., her long-distance mentor played a crucial role in helping her navigate daily life.
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Bryan Snyder/ Reuters Why Can't Companies Get Mentorship Programs Right?
And when they get them wrong, it can be worse than having not tried at all.
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Kristina Barker / AP Mentorship That Goes Beyond Career Advice
Two rabbis in Washington, D.C., say that, for them, the relationship is about finding someone who knows and challenges you.
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Jae C. Hong / AP The Tough-Love Approach to Career Guidance
“You don’t want someone that will tell you exactly what to do. That’s not the point of a mentor.”
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Brian Snyder / Reuters This Is What 20 Years of Mentorship Looks Like
Two women share a name, a hometown, and a devotion to the law.
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Jose Manuel Ribeiro / Reuters How Women Mentors Make a Difference in Engineering
They act as a “social vaccine” that protects female students against negative stereotypes and gives them a sense of belonging.
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Courtesy of Lauren Williams 'I Had Never Been Any Place Where Black Women Were Running Things'
Lauren Williams, the features editor at Essence, on the importance of mentorship in an industry short on diversity
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Carlos Barria / Reuters How Pence's Dudely Dinners Hurt Women
The vice president—and other powerful men—regularly avoid one-on-one meetings with women in the name of protecting their families. In the end, what suffers is women’s progress.
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Noah Berger / Reuters The Perks—and Limits—of Having a Superstar Mentor
Knowing the right people certainly has benefits, but how long do they last?
