Mentee Affinity Groups

GWN Mentee Affinity Groups are spaces for mentees to discuss self-identfied topics, leading to self-discovery, group advocacy and a sense of belonging.

Current Mentee Affinity Groups

Black

This group provides a supportive space for GWN Mentees of the African diaspora to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as HBCUs vs PWIs, Black tropes in media, colorism, desirability politics, relationships and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

Asian American

This group provides a supportive space for GWN Mentees of Asian descent to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as media tropes, colorism, academic stress, beauty standards, cultural appropriation and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

Hispanic/Latinx

This group provides a supportive space for GWN Mentees of Latin American descent to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as immigration stories, language, machismo and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

Multiracial

This group provides a supportive space for GWN Mentees who identify as multiracial to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as racial identity, belonging, fetishization, interracial relationships and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

Christian

This group provides a supportive space for GWN Christian Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as faith, navigating secular spaces, church hurt, Christian publishing and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

Muslim

This group provides a supportive space for GWN Muslim Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as Islamic sects, navigating secular spaces, feminism in Islam, stereotypes and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

LGBTQ+

This group provides a supportive space for GWN LGBTQ+ Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as being gender non-conforming, coming out vs. letting others in, queer or trans at school, sports and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

ELL

This group provides a supportive space for GWN English as a Second Language Learner Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as language, professionalism, navigating academics, maintaining your native tongue, identity and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.

Register for Mentee Affinity Group Meetings

GWN acknowledges there are many identities within the GWN community
not currently listed. If you are interested in a different Mentee Affinity Group, please
reach out to Annaya Baynes at [email protected].

Please note, Mentee Affinity Groups are established based
on community demographics and level of interest. To ensure the group
remains active, we require a certain number of participants to engage regularly.

We are currently seeking facilitators for our Mentee Affinity Groups who possess excellent
communication abilities, a knack for fostering inclusive environments, and a passion
for guiding conversations over diverse and sometimes controversial topics.
If you are interested in serving as a Mentee Affinity Group facilitator, please reach out
to Annaya Baynes at the email address above.

To register for a Mentee Affinity Group meeting, simply log in to
your portal or create a portal account.
Select Events in the sidebar, click Affinity Groups in the top,
and choose the group you’d like to register for.
Submit the short registration form.

Affinity group meetings are open to all mentees who fit the identity of the group.
Mentees are welcome to join any number of affinity groups
that resonate with their personal identity.