Cross Gender Mentoring in the Era of Globalization: Implications for Mentoring the Organizational Women of India

This paper addresses gender specific issues in mentoring through a focused review of mentoring literature. It highlights the relevance of cross gender mentoring in the context of women's career growth in Indian business organizations. The paper concludes by recommending relationship constellations as an innovative solution to the problems associated with cross gender mentoring dyads. Implications for mentoring in Indian organizations are discussed in light of the proposed recommendations.