Brokering Access through the Glass Ceiling: Sponsorship of Women and Minorities

Cross-gender and cross-race sponsorship relationships in which women and/or minority protégés are sponsored in order to accelerate career advancement, increase psychological well-being, and facilitate inclusion are not well- understood. We delineate the processes, mechanisms and challenges involved in cross-gender and cross-race sponsorship relationships through an identity perspective. Drawing on identity, stereotype threat, networks, and...