Mentoring and Support Systems: Keys to Leadership

Abstract

The descriptive study examines mentoring research in education, leadership, and female career development. Sixty-six female faculty and administrators completed women in leadership surveys. Most respondents believe that hard work, perseverance and dedication are the essential keys to success. Many had a mentor or someone who significantly influenced or supported their career choices. Adherence to non-traditional female roles and a positive attitude greatly affected their career choices and contributed to leadership roles. The respondents answered questions about their professional training and provided suggestions to those aspiring upper level leadership responsibilities