Mentoring
A critical component of the Meryl Williams Fellowships is a mentoring support program, where every Fellow is paired with an experienced mentor in her home country to provide support and guidance as they build management, leadership and professional skills.
As a mentor you will be making an important contribution to the building of the next generation of women leaders. You can significantly impact the lives of the women you mentor and support them to achieve greater personal success and greater impact.
GEAReD thanks the experienced women and men from Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam who are mentoring the first cohort of Fellows, 2020-21.
Become a Mentor
Mentor applications for our 2021 intake have now closed. Please register for our newsletter to be alerted to the next opportunity.
What makes a good mentor?
A Mentor is a trusted guide who takes a genuine interest in the person they mentor. Through your active involvement, focused feedback and ongoing coaching, you will make a positive contribution to your mentee's professional and personal growth.
Mentoring is a process of engagement and communication. Mentors encourage the person they are mentoring to choose their own direction, offering guidance that takes into consideration their personal situation, needs and passions. An effective mentoring relationship is characterised by mutual trust, understanding, and empathy.
Good mentors have:
A good reputation and recognition in their field of expertise
An understanding of the social and institutional environment in which Fellows operate and what it takes to succeed in those environments
Coaching and leadership skills
A commitment to mentoring others
Empathy: specifically the ability to connect with and listen to others
An in-depth knowledge of a Fellow's area of work and/or interests (this will be achieved at the Sydney workshop)
