From Women-Staffed to Women-Led: Gender and Leadership in Academic Libraries, 1974-2018

Bladek, Marta

doi:10.1080/01930826.2019.1616970

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“…While women are noted as being an equity target group for equal employment opportunity (Queensland Government, 2019), ALIA reports the library and information sector is characterised as being 'older white Australian women'. However, the literature indicates that while librarianship itself may be largely female, this may not be entirely proportional at higher levels (Bladek, 2019;Deyrup, 2004). Academic libraries were more likely to include specifically welcome applications from people of diverse genders, ages, or sexualities.…”

Section: Gender Sexuality and Agementioning

confidence: 99%

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

Muir

Thompson

Qayyum

2020

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

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A finding of the 2019 Australian Library and Information Association's Workforce Diversity Trend Report was that the diversity of Australian communities has not translated to diversity in the library and information science professions. In the wake of this report, we reviewed how Australian library and information science job advertisements discuss and recruit for diversity in their organisations. Drawing from a sample of 208 job advertisements collected from 22 January to 22 February 2019 and 86 job advertisements collected during 22 January to 3 February 2018, and using qualitative and quantitative document analysis, we provide an analysis of how the wording in library and information science job advertisements can specifically invite application from diversity groups including people with a disability, LGBTIQA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, age, and by gender.

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Section: Gender Sexuality and Agementioning

confidence: 99%

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

Muir

Thompson

Qayyum

2020

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

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“…Women continued to contribute to library science and made great strides toward equity during the second‐wave feminism in the 1960s and 1970s. Many laws, including Affirmative Action, The Equal Employment Opportunity Act, and Title IX aided women in career advancement and gaining positions of authority (Bladek 2019). The advent of this legislation along with several enactments within the ALA created new opportunities for women.…”

Section: Purpose Statementmentioning

confidence: 99%

A mixed‐methods analysis of stereotypical female librarian representation in memes

Neville

2023

Social Science Quarterly

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This essay is a mixed‐methods analysis of stereotypical female librarian representation in memes.BackgroundLibrarianship has been a female‐dominated field since the 19th century. Because of the influx of women, the field has been seen as feminized, which means that it was seen in a negative light and less important than other jobs. Feminization led to two predominant female librarian stereotypes: the spinster librarian and the sexy librarian. Under the pretext of humor, internet memes of stereotypical librarians are damaging to women in librarianship.ObjectiveThe purpose of this essay was to explore how female librarians were stereotypically represented in memes and why they were characterized thusly.MethodsQuantitative information concerning how female librarians were represented in memes was compiled through a content analysis, entered into the input form, and tallied using Microsoft Excel. The extent of the representation was also measured through quantitative means by assessing the number of available memes. Finally, the reasons why female librarians were represented as such was explored using a feminist theory framework.ResultsThe memes from the sample stressed certain traits of female librarians such as tight clothing, rigid postures, and stern expressions. The images framed these traits as the most important qualities of female librarians. The sexy librarian stereotype was much more common than the spinster. More importantly, perhaps, was the crossover of representation, which created a new version that blended the spinster and sexy librarian trope. Images must be read in terms of the context; the images in the memes showed mainly objectification and gender stereotyping.ConclusionThe memes from the research sample demonstrated that there was still a significant amount of stereotyping and perpetuation of the feminization of librarianship. Representing female librarians in such a way indicated that her contributions were marginal, that she was only in the library to be objectified. The humorous text of the memes acted as an attempt to make light of the stereotyped imagery, but instead of being ironic and or intellectual, it served to propagate the stereotype. By treating female librarians in this manner, feminization of the profession continued and was maintained in the meme world.

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“…In addition, research on microaggressions by gender in libraries is limited. Despite the predominance of women in the library world, women in top administrative positions continue to encounter obstacles and barriers to equality (Bladek, 2019).…”

Section: Microaggressions Associated With Gender Ethnicity Position O...mentioning

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Reiterating Visibility: Canadian Librarians’ Experiences of Racial Microaggressions via Findings from a Minority Librarians Network Redux Survey

Li,

Kumaran,

Cho

et al. 2023

IJIDI

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Based on the data from the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada 2021 Redux Survey, this study examines experiences of racial microaggressions among visible minority librarians in Canada. This research fills the gap in the library and information science (LIS) literature regarding racial microaggressions in librarianship in the Canadian context. Of the 148 respondents, 69% (n=102) experienced at least one stated racial microaggression. The result of a Kruskal-Wallis H test revealed a significant association between years of experience as a librarian and a librarian’s overall experiences with microaggressions. A post hoc test based on Bonferroni correction was run, which indicated that librarians with less than five years of work experience encountered microaggressions less frequently compared to those with 11–15 years of experience. For the ten stated types of racial microaggressions, the most frequently reported type was “I was told that people of all racial groups face the same barriers in employment or promotion,” and the least frequently reported type was “A colleague claimed that he/she felt threatened because of my race.” Fisher's exact tests were further performed to examine how the respondents differed in their experiences of each microaggression. The test results revealed that the librarians with different personal attributes (ethnicity, disability status, gender identity, language used) and employment attributes (librarian experience, management position, library type) had significantly different encounters with eight forms of microaggression. Professional library associations and libraries must strengthen education about racial microaggressions and offer support to visible minority librarians when they are confronted with microaggressive behaviours.

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From Women-Staffed to Women-Led: Gender and Leadership in Academic Libraries, 1974-2018

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

A mixed‐methods analysis of stereotypical female librarian representation in memes

Reiterating Visibility: Canadian Librarians’ Experiences of Racial Microaggressions via Findings from a Minority Librarians Network Redux Survey

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