Wyrd Sistas mentor program
The AEU invites women who want to be mentored or act as mentors (or both)‚ to register for Wyrd Sistas, a program open to all women AEU members.
Why an AEU mentor program?
As an education union‚ one of the AEU's objectives is to advance the professional and industrial needs of our members. Teaching is a female-dominated industry and over 75% of our members are women. The AEU Women's Program has developed an innovative online mentoring program for women members.
What is mentoring?
Mentoring occurs when a more experienced person helps a less experienced person to advance in their career or in their other life pursuits. It can include:
- Providing assistance on request
- Sharing knowledge‚ especially that gained from experience
- Networking
- Problem solving and providing strategic support
- Acting as a sounding board
- Boosting self-esteem.
Aims and objective
The Wyrd Sistas program aims to:
- Empower women through access to information, support and guidance
- Address gender inequity in school and union leadership structures
- Assist in career development and attaining professional goals
- Encourage and assist women to become engaged in union structures
- Provide support structures
- Promote networking opportunities
- Provide practical, relevant professional development.
Downloads and further information
Wyrd Sistas program pamphlet (PDF 780KB)
Mentor application form (PDF 440KB)
Mentor profiles
If you are interested in being involved either as a mentor or mentoree please email Gayle Bernhardt or call her on (03) 9418 4860.
