Pressley believes many women of color assume they’re not “mentor material.’’ She recalls meeting one black woman, a hairstylist, who was concerned about whether she could make the cut. “In her mind, she felt there was a very specific sort of profile that makes someone fit to be a mentor . . .; a very specific kind of a professional, a lawyer or someone with a PhD,’’ Pressley explains. “I told her, ‘You are appropriate, and you are worthy, and you are good enough.’ ’’
