Help me balance it all: a critical analysis of the emerging literature on mentoring women faculty of color on work–life balance

This article discusses the need to mentor women faculty of color on how to achieve and maintain work – life balance. We present a critical analysis of the emerging literature on mentoring women faculty of color using the frameworks of critical race feminist theory, womanist theory, and social identity theory. We examine the challenges associated with mentoring these women to help them achieve work – life balance, and we describe several existing mentoring models. Most importantly, we offer several concrete programmatic solutions to address the lack of mentorship for women faculty of color that emphasizes how to achieve and sustain work – life balance. We close with a conclusion that discusses the implications of this research for education, public policy, and practice.