向前一步:第99期 如何找到你的人生导师(13)

 　　Junior women and senior men often avoid engaging in mentoring¹ or sponsoring relationships out of fear of what others might think. 在职场上，资历较浅的女性和资历较深的男性常因顾忌他人的眼光而避免建立指导或赞助的关系。

　　A study published by the Center for Work-Life Policy and the Harvard Business Review  美国工作—生活政策中心和《哈佛商业评论》公布的一项研究显示，

　　reported that 64 percent of men at the level of vice² president and above are hesitant to have a one-on-one meeting with a more junior woman. 副总裁级别以上的男性中有64%的人对于一对一会见基层女性员工心有顾虑，

　　For their part, half of the junior women avoided close contact with senior men. 而在基层女性员工中则有一半人会避免与高层男性有直接接触。

　　This evasiveness must end. 这种躲躲闪闪的状态必须结束了。

　　Personal connections lead to assignments and promotions³, so it needs to be okay for men and women to spend informal time together the same way men can. 人际关系会影响职务分配与晋升，所以男女同事在非正式场合像男性之间那样相处应该是可以的。

　　A senior man and junior man at a bar is seen as mentoring. 一位高层男性和一位基层男性坐在酒吧里可以被看作是导师与被指导者；

　　A senior man and a junior woman at a bar can also be mentoring ... but it looks like dating. 一位高层男性与一位基层女性坐在酒吧里也可以被看作是导师与被指导者……但他们看上去更像是在约会。

　　This interpretation⁴ holds women back and creates a double bind⁵. 这样的解读会让女性退缩，陷入两难。

　　If women try to cultivate a close relationship with a male sponsor, they risk being the target of workplace gossip. 如果女性想要与一位男性赞助者发展比较密切的关系，就得面临被传出绯闻的风险；

　　If women try to get to the top without a sponsor's help, their careers will often stall. 如果女性试图在没有赞助者支持的情况下进入领导层，事业的发展往往会停滞。

　　We cannot assume that interactions between men and women have a sexual component⁶. 我们不能预设男女间的交流一定会涉及性问题，

　　And everyone involved has to make sure to behave professionally so women—and men—feel safe in all settings. 但每个人都必须保证自己行为得体，这样在任何情况下女性和男性都会感到比较安全。

1 mentoring   

n.mentoring是一种工作关系。mentor通常是处在比mentee更高工作职位上的有影响力的人。他/她有比‘mentee’更丰富的工作经验和知识，并用心支持mentee的职业（发展）。v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• One of the most effective instruments for coaching and mentoring is the "role rehearsal" . 辅导和教学的最有效的手段之一是“角色排练。” 来自辞典例句
• Bell Canada called their mentoring system a buddy-buddy system. 加拿大贝尔公司称他们的训导系统是伙伴—伙伴系统。 来自互联网

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

4 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

5 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

6 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。