Sponsorship Eats Mentoring for Breakfast (When It Comes to Women’s Careers)

“Here’s an uncomfortable truth: advice doesn’t open doors. Advocacy does.” Mentoring is valuable. It absolutely has its place. A good mentor can help you think things through, build confidence, sense-check decisions, and reflect on what you want next. For many women, mentoring conversations are the first time someone has properly listened to them at work. But mentoring alone does not change careers. Sponsorship does.