Sponsorship Involves Risk for Sponsors

Sponsors take a personal and professional risk when advocating for someone’s advancement. Due to unconscious biases or stereotypes about women’s leadership capabilities, potential sponsors might hesitate to endorse women, making it harder for women to secure sponsorship compared to mentorship, which carries less risk.

Sponsors take a personal and professional risk when advocating for someone’s advancement. Due to unconscious biases or stereotypes about women’s leadership capabilities, potential sponsors might hesitate to endorse women, making it harder for women to secure sponsorship compared to mentorship, which carries less risk.

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