Fast Company  Women's Ways Of Mentoring  Call it "wo-
mentoring"-- a new approach that's more about commitment and
learning than about chemistry and power. And, by the way, it
also works for men.  Lourdes Townsend is a career-focused
businesswoman who knows exactly what she wants. At 35, Townsend
is an international marketing manager for Stride Rite, based in
Lexington, Massachusetts, where she has worked for the past six
years. Born in the Philippines and raised in Michigan, Townsend
describes herself as having "a midwestern work ethic" - but what
comes across when she talks about herself is a kind of restless
energy. "I'm the kind of person who likes to learn," Townsend
says. So when her most recent promotion interrupted her pursuit
of an MBA at nearby Suffolk University, Townsend asked for
advice from Denise Lockaby, 39, Stride Rite's director of
professional development.  Lockaby recommended a mentoring
program run by WOMEN Unlimited Inc., a New York City-based,
four-year-old career-development company for