Our mentors play a critical role in helping highly skilled women successfully return to the workforce. By sharing their experience, insights, and network, they help participants rebuild confidence, navigate career transitions, and unlock new opportunities. Mentoring at BWBW is a meaningful pro bono commitment and an opportunity to become part of a community of leaders dedicated to creating a more inclusive future of work.
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Join Our Mentor Comunity
At Bring Women Back to Work, we believe that career breaks should never become career barriers.
Our mentors play a critical role in helping highly skilled women successfully return to the workforce. By sharing their experience, insights, and network, they help participants rebuild confidence, navigate career transitions, and unlock new opportunities. Mentoring at BWBW is a meaningful pro bono commitment and an opportunity to become part of a community of leaders dedicated to creating a more inclusive future of work.
Become Part of Something Bigger
Mentoring at BWBW is a meaningful pro bono commitment and an opportunity to become part of a community of leaders dedicated to creating a more inclusive future of work.
At BWBW, we are building a world where career breaks are no longer career barriers, where talent, experience, and attitude matter more than time away.
As a mentor you will:
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Share your professional experience and leadership insights.
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Support women returning to work after a career break.
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Open doors and introduce mentees to your network when appropriate.
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Help participants navigate career transitions and today's job market.
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Encourage confidence and personal growth.
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Make a meaningful and lasting social impact.
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Serve as a sponsor for your mentee by leveraging your network and community to provide visibility, create meaningful connections, and help unlock new opportunities.
Share your professional experience and leadership insights.
Support women returning to work after a career break.
Open doors and introduce mentees to your network when appropriate.
Help participants navigate career transitions and today's job market.
Encourage confidence and personal growth.
Make a meaningful and lasting social impact.
Serve as a sponsor for your mentee by leveraging your network and community to provide visibility, create meaningful connections, and help unlock new opportunities.
Why Become a Mentor?
Mentoring at BWBW goes beyond giving advice. Our mentors act as trusted advisors, sponsors, and advocates who help women regain confidence and reconnect with the professional world. As a mentor, you will:
Alone, we are limited; but together, we are powerful beyond measure.
- Vanessa Gentile
What's In It For You?
Mentoring is a two-way journey.
Develop valuable capabilities such as:
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Coaching and active listening
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Emotional intelligence
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Communication and feedback
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Inclusive leadership
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Talent development and sponsorship
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Become part of an international network of experienced professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders from different industries and countries.
Working with women returning to work often brings fresh ideas, diverse viewpoints, and renewed inspiration.
Some of the greatest leaders are remembered not only for what they achieved, but for the people they helped grow.
As a member of the BWBW Mentor Community, you will have access to:
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An international community of mentors
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Mentor onboarding sessions
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Networking opportunities
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Exclusive workshops and learning sessions
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Sharing of best practices and experiences
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Collaboration with like-minded leaders committed to making a difference
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Time Commitment
Program Duration
Minimum commitment of six months.
Meetings
Mentors and mentees decide together what works best.
Examples include:
- One 1-hour meeting per month (minimum requirement)
- Two 30-minute conversations per month Bi-weekly meetings
- Additional ad hoc discussions when needed
Format:
Virtual meetings, allowing flexibility across countries and time zones.
The focus is not on the number of meetings, but on building a trusted relationship that creates meaningful impact.
Requirements
Who Can Become a Mentor?
We are looking for experienced professionals who are passionate about helping others succeed.
✓ Currently employed
✓ Minimum of 10 years of professional experience
✓ Willing to share knowledge, experience, and networks
✓ Committed to a minimum of six months
✓ Available for at least one hour per month
✓ Able to create a safe and confidential environment
No previous mentoring experience is required.
Recruitment Waves
We welcome new mentors twice per year.
February Cohort
Applications open in January.
September Cohort
Applications open in August. Following onboarding, mentors are matched with participants based on experience, interests, and professional backgrounds.
Time Commitment
Program Duration
-
Minimum commitment of six months.
Meetings
Mentors and mentees decide together what works best.
Examples include:
-
One 1-hour meeting per month (minimum requirement)
-
Two 30-minute conversations per month Bi-weekly meetings
-
Additional ad hoc discussions when needed
Format
Virtual meetings, allowing flexibility across countries and time zones.
The focus is not on the number of meetings, but on building a trusted relationship that creates meaningful impact.
Requirements
Who Can Become a Mentor?
We are looking for experienced professionals who are passionate about helping others succeed.
✓ Currently employed
✓ Minimum of 10 years of professional experience
✓ Willing to share knowledge, experience, and networks
✓ Committed to a minimum of six months
✓ Available for at least one hour per month
✓ Able to create a safe and confidential environment
No previous mentoring experience is required.
Recruitment Waves
We welcome new mentors twice per year.
February Cohort
Applications open in January.
September Cohort
Applications open in August. Following onboarding, mentors are matched with participants based on experience, interests, and professional backgrounds.
Ready to Make an Impact?
By joining our Mentor Community, you will help talented women rediscover their confidence, rebuild their careers, and thrive again.
Together, we are creating opportunities, changing lives, and shaping a more inclusive future of work.
Join us, and become part of something that truly makes a difference: one story, one conversation, one transformation at a time.
Sign Up For The Mentorship Program
Join our Mentor Community and help talented women confidently return to the workforce.
To express your interest, please fill out the form below: