Mentoring as a Career Guidance Activity: Fostering Non-traditional Career Exploration for Girls

Authors

  • Mary McMahon Queensland University of Technology
  • Brigid Limerick University of Queensland
  • Jan Gillies Jan Gillies- Management Consulting

Keywords:

mentoring, career guidance, non-traditional career, career exploration, girls

Abstract

This paper reports on a short term mentoring project conducted in the Australian state of Queensland to foster non-traditional career exploration for girls in the communications/information technology industry. The aim of the study was to evaluate the possibilities of a short term mentoring program to foster girls’interest in a non-traditional industry. In addition it sought to examine the viability of mentoring as a career guidance activity in schools. The findings indicate that mentoring could be a worthy addition to the repertoire of career guidance activities offered by schools and that it is a valuable process in promoting non-traditional career exploration for girls.

Author Biography

Mary McMahon, Queensland University of Technology

School of Learning and Professional Studies

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2004-01-19

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McMahon, M., Limerick, B., & Gillies, J. (2004). Mentoring as a Career Guidance Activity: Fostering Non-traditional Career Exploration for Girls. Canadian Journal of Career Development, 3(1), 5–11. Retrieved from https://cjcd-rcdc.ceric.ca/index.php/cjcd/article/view/299

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2004)

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