Crushing the IT Gender Bias: Thriving as a Woman in Technology

© Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman 2019

Kellyn Pot’Vin-GormanCrushing the IT Gender Biashttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4415-9_5

5. How to Find Mentors and Secure Sponsorship

Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman¹ 

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Westminster, CO, USA

 

Although advice may not be the best for finding your path, mentors can offer help in avoiding pitfalls, introduce networking opportunities, and, if they’re a great mentor, sponsorship. Sponsorship’s importance is often misunderstood, and the term can be confused with mentorship, but they can be two separate things, as not all mentors are going to sponsor.

“Mentorship is being invited to the party; sponsorship is being asked to dance,”

— Verna Myers

Let Me Guide You

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