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As a woman official myself, I would say that any official, regardless of gender or race, should choose the best mentor they can get, regardless of gender or race. However, I do think a woman may want to find a couple of other women to ask questions of, regardless of how good the mentor is. There are some things that men just aren't going to be able to help with. In our chapter, we have several very, very good women officials, but they are all busy and can only mentor so many other women. I have been mentored mostly by a man in our association (believe me, no hanky-panky issues), but I have called a couple of women at different times to ask questions about things that I thought Tom wouldn't have answers for. Also, there are a few women on this board who have e-mailed each other about different things.
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