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What is 'sponsorship' and how can it benefit women in the workplace?

Sponsorship can offer a strong path to promotion for women.

Sponsorship can offer a strong path to promotion for women. Image: Unsplash/Brooke Cagle

Emma Charlton
Writer, Forum Agenda
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Sponsorship can offer a solid path to promotion, but minority groups – including women – tend to be less represented by sponsors.
Sponsorship can offer a solid path to promotion, but minority groups – including women – tend to be less represented by sponsors. Image: McKinsey
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