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title: Why we desperately need female mentors today
description: With women making up a minor fraction of managers and the C-suite executives; it can be a challenge to find a female in power who can show you the ropes.
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# [Why we desperately need female mentors today](https://elladex.com/insights/why-we-desperately-need-female-mentors-today)

 Written by [Shivani Gopal](https://elladex.com/insights/author/shivani-gopal) | Jul 31, 2019 4:25:02 AM

With women making up a minor fraction of managers and C-suite executives; it can be a challenge to find a female in power who can show you the ropes. The good news is that your potential female mentor doesn’t need to be from your organisation or even in the C-suite. They just need to have the relevant skills and lived experiences that you need to learn from. The art of finding a mentor is simple, but it takes patience and persistence. For ambitious women in the workplace, finding a female mentor can be the difference between disenchantment and achievement in your career.  

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