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Peer reviewedSimon, Jane – Australian Library Journal, 1997
Oral histories of retired Australian librarians show the sexual division of libraries from pre-1950s to the 1980s. Discussion includes the appeal of on-the-job training; public and private roles of women; the marriage bar; discrimination; lack of skill recognition; wage inequities; feminist resistance; sexual harassment; unions; and electronic…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Females, Foreign Countries, Librarians
