• DOI:10.1001/jama.2018.2128
• Corpus ID: 4403462

Mentoring in the Era of #MeToo.

@article{Byerley2018MentoringIT,
  title={Mentoring in the Era of \#MeToo.},
  author={Julie S Byerley},
  journal={JAMA},
  year={2018},
  volume={319 12},
  pages={
          1199-1200
        }
}

• J. Byerley
• Published 27 March 2018
• Education
• JAMA

In the wake of the inspiring but incredibly upsetting #MeToo movement,1 I find myself concerned not only for the women who have already experienced sexual harassment, and certainly there are many, but also for those yet to come. Some will unfortunately experience the same pain, fear, humiliation, and stigma of sexual harassment as the stories being brought to light by the brave women who have been reporting their experiences today. In addition, I worry about the potential for gender-based neglect, an unintended backlash in response to this bright light. I worry about the women who will miss out on the mentorship of well-intentioned men who fear being accused of mistreatment. And I worry about the women who will be passed over because it’s simply “easier” for men to supervise men during this challenging time. And I worry that progress toward gender equity with leadership opportunities for women will regress. I have never had a female supervisor and, aside from many wonderful peer mentors, never had a close female mentor. I have, however, had the good fortune of generous men who have sponsored, inspired, and trained me along the way throughout my academic