One hundred places are up for grabs in a mentoring programme for female journalists, Women In Journalism has announced.

The programme will pair up women who want to get ahead in media careers with “influential and supportive” female print, broadcast and online journalists.

The scheme has mentored 650 women in total since its launch.

Daily Mirror editor and WIJ chair Alison Phillips, pictured, described it as “a brilliant thing to be involved with.”

Said Alison: “I have thoroughly enjoyed mentoring each of my mentees over the past few years. It is eye-opening to see the industry as it is now through the eyes of women at different stages of their careers.

“Sometimes we have discussed specific issues they are dealing with in the office, other times we have talked through longer term work objectives. And sometimes we’ve just chatted about nothing more important than our holidays.

“I think it’s great to be able to pass on advice and life learnings to those who will come after us.

“And I glow like a proud parent whenever I read that a previous mentee has made some great new achievement.”

Information about the scheme can be found here.