Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of the study.
| Statement | Percentage distribution |
Statistics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | D | N | A | SA | Mean | Std. dev. | |
|
Descriptive statistics: Mentor gender | |||||||
| Mentorship support is more important for women's career advancement. | 6.50% | 7.00% | 26.00% | 40.50% | 20.00% | 3.61 | 1.084 |
| A female mentor can teach me how to deal with barriers in my organisation. | 6.00% | 15.50% | 31.50% | 38.50% | 8.50% | 3.28 | 1.023 |
| A female mentor will have the ability to influence my career advancement. | 11.00% | 18.00% | 40.50% | 23.00% | 7.50% | 2.98 | 1.075 |
| I would prefer my mentor to be the same gender. | 26.00% | 17.50% | 23.00% | 24.50% | 9.00% | 2.73 | 1.325 |
| Mentorship is more effective if the mentor is the same gender. |
25.50% |
19.50% |
27.00% |
20.00% |
8.00% |
2.66 |
1.274 |
|
Descriptive statistics: Career support | |||||||
| Mentoring will increase women's career advancement. | 1.50% | 3.00% | 10.00% | 33.00% | 52.50% | 4.32 | .884 |
| Mentorship can provide opportunities for me to interact in a meaningful way with mentors. | 1.00% | 2.50% | 6.50% | 46.00% | 44.00% | 4.30 | .782 |
| Mentorship can have a positive impact on my development. | 1.00% | 3.50% | 8.50% | 39.00% | 48.00% | 4.29 | .844 |
| Mentoring will improve my visibility in the organisation. | 1.50% | 2.50% | 11.50% | 41.00% | 43.50% | 4.22 | .859 |
| Mentoring will enable me to move to the next job level. |
5.50% |
8.00% |
16.00% |
30.00% |
40.50% |
3.92 |
1.175 |
|
Descriptive statistics: Mentoring policy | |||||||
| A mentoring policy will encourage the career advancement of women. | 3.50% | 3.00% | 16.50% | 35.00% | 42.00% | 4.09 | 1.008 |
| A formal mentoring programme will encourage potential protégés. | 1.00% | 3.00% | 19.00% | 51.00% | 26.00% | 3.98 | .814 |
| A mentoring policy will encourage potential mentors. | 3.00% | 0.00% | 20.00% | 56.50% | 20.50% | 3.92 | .819 |
| There is a clear policy for mentoring women in my organisation. | 13.50% | 29.50% | 27.50% | 21.00% | 8.50% | 2.82 | 1.165 |
| There is a formal mentoring programme in my organisation. |
20.50% |
28.50% |
23.00% |
23.50% |
4.50% |
2.63 |
1.179 |
|
Descriptive statistics: Leadership development | |||||||
| Mentorship can improve leadership development in my organisation. | 1.50% | 2.50% | 13.00% | 32.00% | 51.00% | 4.28 | .893 |
| Mentorship can enable me to be an effective leader in my organisation. | 2.00% | 4.50% | 7.50% | 43.50% | 42.50% | 4.20 | .908 |
| It would be good for me to be in a position where I can develop, manage, and coordinate policies and activities. | 1.50% | 7.00% | 12.00% | 47.50% | 32.00% | 4.02 | .927 |
| Mentorship can help me advance to a position with more responsibility. | 3.00% | 4.00% | 16.00% | 46.50% | 30.50% | 3.98 | .948 |
| There is a clear strategy for leadership development of women in my organisation. | 10.00% | 28.50% | 26.50% | 24.00% | 11.00% | 2.97 | 1.171 |