Public Libraries and Municipalities in Ontario: The Impact of Pay Equity.

Harris, Roma M.

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ERIC Number: EJ486779

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Public Libraries and Municipalities in Ontario: The Impact of Pay Equity.

Harris, Roma M.

Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, v19 n2 p40-57 Jul 1994

Describes the impact of Ontario's Pay Equity Act of 1987 on public libraries. Problems with the original legislation and its 1993 amendments are discussed. A survey of public libraries highlighting growing uneasiness between public library administrators and their municipal colleagues is described, and tables showing male comparators and salary ranges for benchmark positions are presented. (Contains eight references.) (KRN)

Descriptors: City Government, Comparable Worth, Employed Women, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Library Administration, Library Personnel, Library Surveys, Public Libraries, Salaries, Sex Differences, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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