Mentorship in organisations can be tricky, especially when the results aim to increase representation for those with fewer opportunities to leadership roles, such as those in minority groups, like women, non-majority racial groups, and LGBTQIA+ employees. Advancing more minority representatives to leadership roles and corporate boards in Singapore has become paramount, to not just promote a diverse range of opinions that can then be shaped to change organisations for the better, but also help pivot and make organisations more agile to external and internal changes.

BoardAgender, an initiative of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations, started in 2011 to help advance the cause of female directors on to more organisational boards in Singapore. To do that, the organisation focuses on increasing the awareness of gender-balanced boards and businesses in Singapore and building a pipeline of board-ready women directors through their signature mentorship programme. This is imperative, especially for Georgette Tan, Chair of BoardAgender, President of United Women Singapore (UWS) and board member of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO), who told HRM Asia how preconceived notions about gender roles can hinder women’s advancement in the workplace, especially in traditionally male-dominated fields.

Read more at: https://hrmasia.com/building-female-leaders-of-the-future-with-mentorship/