There wasn't much mentoring when I wanted to move to software engineering. Barnes & Noble, Borders and other bookstores were the source of my "mentoring". Lots of "disposable" income is on my bookshelves today. Even more lives as PDF files from Oreilly, Apress, Manning, Prentice Hall, Pragmatic Programmers and more. Much of what I wanted to learn was well beyond "mentoring" resources in the office environment.
My staff includes both males and females. Work is conducted via the "virtual office". Skype sessions and screen shares. No more "in person" meetings. Given the change in personnel policies and interaction, I'm perfectly happy to work in that environment. Lower risk.