Call for professional exchange: Resilient Mentoring Programs – Strategies to Overcome Challenges (Exchange Session, Sept. 3)
Expected are insights and experiences shared by mentoring coordinators in navigating challenges of mentoring programs and proposing strategies to overcome them. Your expertise is invaluable in advancing our understanding of the challenges and opportunities in promoting gender equality by the means of mentoring within academia in Europe. By sharing experiences, strategies, and lessons learned, participants will collectively explore effective approaches to overcoming challenges and strengthening the impact of mentoring programs.
Possible topics for discussion and exchange:
- Shortfall of structures and institutional support for gender equality initiatives
- Challenges stemming from inadequate financing and resource allocation
- Addressing disinterest among potential mentees, mentors, or stakeholders
- Strategies for overcoming obstacles in organizing and sustaining mentoring programs
- Best practices and innovative approaches in promoting gender equality and fostering a culture of learning from failure within mentoring initiatives
You are invited to submit proposals for presentations and case studies via email to eument-net with the subject heading „Professional Exchange Proposal Submission.“
Submissions should include: your name, title, organization and a brief description of the topic no longer than 150 words.
- Deadline for Abstract Submission: July, 1, 2024
- Notification of Abstract Acceptance: July, 15, 2024