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The Girls' Network Mentoring Programme

A UK mentoring programme pairing girls and young women with female professional mentors who meet monthly to build confidence, explore careers and set goals.

Who is it for?

Girls and young women

Overview

The Girls' Network matches girls and young women with female professional mentors to provide long-term role models, broaden career awareness and create new opportunities that participants may not otherwise encounter.

How mentoring works

Mentors are female professionals who typically meet their mentees for a series of monthly sessions. Through regular meetings, mentors support mentees to build confidence, understand a range of career possibilities, set achievable goals and expand their professional networks.

Who the programme works with

Participants: girls and young women connected via schools and community organisations.
Mentors: female professionals offering guidance and role-modelling on a volunteer basis.

Benefits

Access to relatable role models and practical insight into careers.
Confidence-building and goal-setting support over sustained meetings.
Opportunities to expand personal and professional networks.