How women executives can mentor amid pandemic

Female executives should be given the opportunity to mentor and develop the next generation of female leaders, especially during the pandemic, when employees are feeling more anxious and isolated and they lack traditional workplace support systems, writes Alper Portfolio Group President Patty Alper. Employers can create project-based mentoring programs during the pandemic to enable women executives to share “best practices and encouragement in a non-judgmental and safe environment,” Alper suggests.