Your protégée may have concerns. You should anticipate them.
By Ida O. Abbott
Sponsoring Women: What Men Need to Know
If you are concerned about the possibility of sex-related problems, consider the degree of risk involved and whether you are willing to assume it.
Before you decide, consider
- first that you might be exaggerating the risk, and
- second that this is a risk that can be prevented and managed.
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Some men use these concerns as rationalizations to avoid sponsoring women for other reasons. Don’t be one of them.