The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Franklin Women, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 24;11(10):e052560. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052560.
It is known that women are under-represented in senior positions within the health and medical research sector. The Franklin Women Mentoring Programme (Programme) is a professionally facilitated, cross-organisational initiative designed to support career development for mid-career women. The objective of this study was to evaluate Programme outcomes reported by participants 12 months following its formal conclusion.
Explanatory sequential mixed-methods study design using a cross-sectional survey and semi-structured interviews.
Health and medical research institutes in Sydney, Australia.
Health and medical researchers from the 2018 Programme.
Changes in knowledge, skills, behaviours and research metrics directly attributed to Programme participation.
A total of 50 mentors and mentees participated in the cross-sectional survey (68% of the total cohort) and 14 mentors and mentees participated in the interviews. All reported changes to their knowledge, skills, behaviours and research metrics which were directly attributed to participation in the Programme. This included changes in knowledge and skills to be more inclusive (96% mentees, 83% mentors), resilience (88% mentees, 67% mentors), ability to have difficult workplace conversations (88% mentees, 71% mentors) and improvements in supervisory and team management (82% mentees, 75% mentors) skills. Positive impacts on promotions and grant opportunities were also reported. All evaluation participants believed this Programme was a worthwhile initiative for their workplaces to invest in.
Participation in this cross-organisational, professionally facilitated, structured mentoring programme has led to positive outcomes for mentees, as well as mentors. Reported outcomes indicate the Programme is meeting its aims to support the career development of mid-career women in health and medical research, while facilitating a more inclusive workforce.
众所周知，女性在健康和医学研究领域的高级职位中代表性不足。富兰克林女性导师计划（计划）是一项专业促进的跨组织计划，旨在支持中层女性的职业发展。本研究的目的是评估计划参与者在正式结束后 12 个月报告的计划成果。
使用横断面调查和半结构化访谈的解释性顺序混合方法研究设计。
澳大利亚悉尼的健康和医学研究所。
2018 年计划的健康和医学研究人员。
直接归因于计划参与的知识、技能、行为和研究指标的变化。
共有 50 名导师和学员参加了横断面调查（总队列的 68%），14 名导师和学员参加了访谈。所有人都报告说他们的知识、技能、行为和研究指标发生了变化，这些变化直接归因于参与该计划。这包括增加包容性的知识和技能（96%的学员，83%的导师）、韧性（88%的学员，67%的导师）、进行艰难的工作场所对话的能力（88%的学员，71%的导师）以及提高监督和团队管理技能（82%的学员，75%的导师）。还报告了对晋升和拨款机会的积极影响。所有评估参与者都认为该计划是其工作场所值得投资的一项计划。
参与这种跨组织、专业促进、结构化的导师计划为学员和导师带来了积极的成果。报告的结果表明，该计划正在实现其支持健康和医学研究领域中层女性职业发展的目标，同时促进更具包容性的劳动力。
