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Philipp Dubach

Career development of former mentees at Sw iss universities

Implications for mentoring programs and gender equality policies at universities

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Online-survey of former mentees at Swiss universities  Target group: female researchers who participated in one of 10 mentoring programs at Swiss universities from 2004 to 2007 (mentoring programs co-financed by Swiss Federal Equal Opportunity at Universities Program)  Survey conducted in March/April 2013 – five to nine years after the completion of the program  Total number of mentees: 530 women Valid addresses: 389 women Participants in the survey: 198 women (participation rate: 51%)  Possible bias: greater inclination to respond with successful career, e-mail-adresses of academic staff easier to find

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Former mentees by academic position at the start of the program

84% 15% 8% 11% 100% 69% 58% 43% 31% 11% 45% 5% 31% 42% 57% 69% 83% 40% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% step! (BS; N=13) WoMentoring (BE; N=19) Diss+ (BS; N=12) Peer-Mentoring (ZH; N=45) CarriÈre académique (GE; N=31) Réseau romand (N=23) Mentoring Deutschschweiz (N=32) Assistenz- u. Oberärztinnen (BS; N=18) Total (N=198) No degree or bachelor's degree Master's degree PhD

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Form of mentoring and relationship between mentee and mentor  1 program with peer to peer group-mentoring  9 programs mainly based on one to one mentoring  Mentee and mentor in one to one-mentoring: – 69% both female – 59% same area of research – 70% mentee and mentor work at the same university

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Career development five to nine years after the mentoring program

N 13 12 4 29 % 45% 41% 14% 0% 100% N 23 22 37 7 89 % 26% 25% 42% 8% 100% N 15 16 31 18 80 % 19% 20% 39% 23% 100% N 51 50 72 25 198 % 26% 25% 36% 13% 100% No degree or Bachelor's degree Master's degree PhD Total Academic position at the beginning of the programm 2013: no academic activity 2013: academic activity, unsure about academic career 2013: academic activity, pursuing academic career 2013: professor- ship or unlimited research position Total

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Fulfillment of career expectations at the end of the program

18% 4% 3% 7% 7% 24% 11% 15% 15% 16% 33% 56% 41% 25% 36% 12% 11% 26% 35% 25% 6% 4% 7% 9% 7% 6% 15% 8% 9% 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Professorship (N=33) Academic activity, unlimited position (N=27) Academic activity, temporary position (N=61) Non-academic employment (mainly) (N=68) Total (N=189) Surpassed Completely fulfilled Mostly fulfilled Partly fulfilled Not fulfilled at all Don't know / does not apply to my situation

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Career development: fully or rather satisfied with…

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% achievement of general career goals professional advancement wage development Professorship Academic activity, unlimited position Academic activity, temporary position Non-academic employment (mainly)

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Current professional situation: fully or rather satisfied with…

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Professorship Academic activity, unlimited position Academic activity, temporary position Non-academic employment (mainly)

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Importance of the mentoring program for future career development

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6% 6% 8% 8% 5% 14% 8% 22% 12% 7% 4% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% no use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 very useful

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Self-assessed impacts of programs: The program…  helped to come clear about professional goals: 52%  motivated to follow an academic career in the long term: 43%  helped to evaluate odds for a successful academic career: 41%  encouraged to stay in academic research in the next years: 40%  reinforced self-confidence and self-competence: 37% - 43%  helped complete an important career step: 34%  expanded the mentees’ expertise: 32%  contributed to a better professional network: 31%  gave important support in a situation of crisis: 23%  helped working in a more focused and methodological way: 20%  helped find a better work-life-balance: 15%  helped to get a job: 9%

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Comparison of programs  Peer to peer group-mentoring: – high «continuation rate» – above-average results in enhancement of expertise and skills, systematic and focused working methods, self-confident behavior, knowledge of own strengths and weaknesses

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Career development of former mentees at Swiss universities

Would the former mentees recommend their programs to others?  Yes: 75%  No: 5%  Under certain conditions: 20% Mentees’ main points of concern  Match between mentee and mentor as decisive factor for the program’s success or deficits  Positive and supportive environment as prerequisite  Limits of mentoring: need for structural reforms (compatibility of professional and private life, unlimited research positions, transparent appointment procedures, elimination of obstacles in research funding or patriarchic structures in certain research institutions)

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