Fortune Quote by Cathy Engelbert

We need to talk more openly about mentorships and sponsorships. Women don't get the mentoring, and particularly the sponsors, they need to succeed as…

— Sheryl Sandberg

Most of my mentors in my early career were men; I'm happy to see today the partnership between the newer generation coming through and…

— Belinda Johnson

One aspect of my life and career that has helped me be successful is having mentors - having women show me the way. We…

— Wendy Greuel

Ninety percent of my mentors have been male, most of them with very little in common with me on a personal level - from…

— Ory Okolloh

I have worked for a lot of really great leaders and mentors that I felt provided me, along with many of my peers -…

— Mary Barra

To the extent that I can serve as a role model or mentor for other women in what might be traditionally viewed as a…

— Marianne Lake

“Men have an easier time finding the mentors and sponsors who are invaluable for career progression.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

It's important to understand the big difference between a mentor and sponsor. I was fortunate that I had both, and my sponsors have been…

— Lynne Doughtie

Being a woman in a male-dominated industry is difficult at times. I've had people offer to help me, but it's hard to know who…

— Saweetie

I have been working in male-dominated industries most of my life. When I started my career in investment banking, I was one of two…

— Carol Roth

Instead of looking to male mentors, saying this is the paradigm of a candidate and it looks like this, we're suddenly finding that there's…

— Mikie Sherrill

“This fear resonates through every industry. For my friends in corporate America there’s a reasonable fear about “mentoring” young women to be their best…

— Gabrielle Union