Facilitating generative mentoring in higher education: a systematic review and measurement framework for mentoring, generativity, and the minority tax

Purpose The purpose of this study is to synthesise how faculty mentoring in higher education has been evaluated in relation to mentor generativity and equity-related pressures (including the minority tax) and to propose a minimum measurement framework for valid evaluation. Design/methodology/approach A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020-guided systematic review was registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42025647836). The review question was developed using a Sample, Phenomenon of Interest, Design, Evaluation, Research