How can we safely address race and gender issues in a cross-cultural match?
Sharing experiences and perspectives is a natural part of a growing mentoring relationship. The issues of race and gender can be a very rich source of learning for both parties. Exploring diversity issues within a mentoring relationship can be part of the agreed-upon agenda or allowed to come up naturally in the discussions. Entry into the dialogue can be as simple as, “I want to know what it’s like to be a young mother in today’s workforce. Is this something you feel comfortable sharing with me?” Almost any issue can be addressed if we remember that no one wants to have her/his perspective, ideas or opinions devalued or belittled. If we “seek first to understand, and then to be understood,” almost any issue can be explored in a mentoring partnership.
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