R-Ladies Mentoring Agreement

By signing on or participating in the mentoring program you agree to the following:

  1. Abide by R-Ladies’ Code of Conduct in all activity and interactions you have within the mentoring program. If at any moment, the mentor or mentee feel uncomfortable, or any issues arise, we offer two channels of resolution:

    (a) The relationship between mentor and mentee does not work. There could be many causes for this to happen (e.g. breakdown in communication, or lack of engagement from one party). In this case, the mentor and/or mentee should talk to their R-Ladies point of contact. The mentor and/or mentee can decide to (1) quit the program or, in the case of the mentee, (2) ask for a new mentor. We won’t explicitly ask you why you think the relationship did not work, but we do encourage you fill out the feedback form.

    (b) There was a violation of the Code of Conduct. In this case, please follow our reporting guidelines, and don’t hesitate to reach out to any member of the team. You can also email us at reporting@rladies.org for support or discussion. Relevant measures will be taken for the resolution of the case.

  2. The mentor and mentee should discuss and decide if they would like to speak publicly of their participation in the program. If confidentiality is desired by either party, their privacy should be respected. R-Ladies will not share any information about program participation without consent from both the mentor and the mentee.

  3. If the mentoring is successful, R-Ladies could ask the mentor and the mentee if they want to share the good news (e.g. on R-Ladies Twitter account and R-Ladies webpage). Mentors and mentees are both fully within their rights to refrain from sharing their identity in public. If they refuse, R-Ladies just will advertise the activation of a new chapter due to the mentoring program without mentioning anyone involved explicitly. If for any reason the mentoring is not successful, confidentiality would be required no matter what the mentor and mentee had agreed to, in order to protect both parties.