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Cross Mentoring for Women Programme

Austria · Bochum · National · See the Austria profile

The aim of the Cross Mentoring Programme is to achieve women' goals, whether getting a promotion, making a career change or starting a business. Mentoring is important at every stage of a person’s career, whether they are just starting out or are a CEO. The Programme serves to he

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
PWN-Professional Women Network
Power domain
Political Power
Methods / tools
Competence development, Awareness-raising, Monitoring, Networking
Keywords
mentoring, career development, women leadership

Context

Coordinated by the Directorate General III of the Austrian Federal Chancellery with other Federal Ministries and the Parliamentary Administration, the Cross-Mentoring Programme grew out of the 2000 pilot 'Mentoring for Women' and launched in March 2005 as a civil-service personnel-development tool.

Objectives

Create gender-balanced leadership and help motivated, career-minded female civil servants access top positions.

Activities

Mentors (managers from other Ministries) share know-how, give career-planning tips and facilitate access to professional networks; mentees also network across Ministry boundaries via workshops and networking meetings; the scheme is continuously evaluated and improved.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k) — Runs through existing civil-service structures with mentors volunteering their time; no budget figures disclosed, treated as low cost.
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Running continuously since March 2005 (piloted from 2000).
Staffing & skills
Managers acting as volunteer mentors from partner Ministries, Directorate General III (Austrian Federal Chancellery) coordination staff

Conditions for success

  • Cross-Ministry cooperation among staff developers
  • Voluntary mentor participation
  • Continuous evaluation and improvement of the scheme

Commonly funded by

ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus

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