12. Equality in Action: Discovering Reverse Mentorship #MidwiferyHour – Professor Jim Thornton & Dr Rebecca Dewey

Reverse mentoring is when a worker in senior position is mentored by someone in a more junior position than themselves. There is emerging evidence that this innovative form of mentoring can be effective in promoting individual anti-discriminatory practice, organisational culture change in gender and race equality (Murphy 2012; Clutterbuck 2011) and can contribute to organisational diversity and inclusion. There is little specific guidance on how to do it, little research on its impact, and little theoretical underpinning of the mechanism for change. Since July, Jim Thornton (Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) has been receiving reverse mentoring from Rebecca Dewey (Research Fellow and Early Career Researcher) in an exciting pilot scheme at the University of Nottingham. In this back-to-back Midwifery Hour, both Rebecca and Jim will explain the process and give their viewpoints on what can be gained from reverse mentoring. Episode 12 of Series 2 of the Maternity and Midwifery Hour Hosted by: Sue Macdonald, Chair and Curator Midwifery Festival Conferences & Maternity and Midwifery Hour With contributions from: Professor Jim Thornton, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham School of Medicine Dr Rebecca Dewey, Research Fellow in Neuroimaging, University of Nottingham School of Medicine Find the full episode: https://facebook.com/midwiferyforum/live Supported by MATFLIX: www.matflix.co.uk