Opinion: It’s time for more Gen X women to step up as mentors
Some days I see the #MeToo movement as akin to climate change. Both are making valuable resources dwindle: Climate change is shrinking glaciers and sea ice, while #MeToo is shrinking the pool of mentors for the next generation of physicians. Women need to step up to fill the gap.
I direct the neurology residency in New Hampshire’s only teaching hospital. Several things have prompted me to rethink mentorship of young professionals: the publication of “She Said” by Meghan Twohey and Jodi Kantor; Dr. Julie Silver’s report on persistent gender inequities in neurology; my 25th reunion at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School; and my recent efforts to craft a robust mentoring program. Those and more have me wondering what must be done to help develop the millennials and Gen Z professionals who will define the future.
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