2023年2月24日 · Here are five women who charged in and became the first to break glass ceilings in librarianship. At the tender age of 18, Mary Foy applied for the job of library director at the Los Angeles Public Library. And in 1880, she got it, making her the first female library director.

2023年7月1日 · As current female library professionals prepare for future leadership roles, the study's findings, as well as their own experiences, career progression, and successes, will guide and motivate them to be successful professionals in the future.

2024年6月18日 · Women and Library Professions. In 2023, women accounted for 82.5 percent of all librarians, and 83.2 percent of library assistants, which was above the average of 72.8 percent for women employed in all education and library professions. The library professions have predominantly employed women for years.

2023年7月1日 · The skills and strategies needed to create a better and congenial workplace for the female library professionals were a positive workplace culture, financial benefits, empowerment and gender equality, mentoring and skills development, work-life balance, and active involvement in research and scholarship.

2015年11月4日 · Despite significant gains in representation at the administration level, there is still a disparity between the percentage of women in our profession and women as library leaders. Additionally, even when women attain leadership roles, even top positions in libraries, there are still hurdles in the shape of gendered expectations.

2023年7月1日 · The ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) calls on the ALA Executive Board to take expeditious action in support of women and people who are pregnant related to the matter of ALA continuing to host conferences in states where a large portion of our attendees, if in a medical crisis, may not be able to receive appropriate ...

2021年7月27日 · Librarianship is a field that has long been dominated by women. According to a fact sheet published by the Department for Professional Employees, women compromise 81% of enrollment in graduate library science programs, 82.8% of …

2023年3月8日 · Here are five women who charged in and became the first to break glass ceilings in librarianship. At the tender age of 18, Mary Foy applied for the job of library director at the Los Angeles...

Designed by a former US Secret Service Agent and current Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, this transformative webinar program empowers women in the library work environment to face professional and personal challenges head-on.

2022年2月2日 · This series of the Lane records contains subject files on female employees in the Library from 1898 to 1917, and is largely composed of correspondence between the employees and Lane regarding their positions, their qualifications, job duties performed or expected, evaluation of performance, and salaries.