The Missing Women Library Directors: Deprivation versus Mentoring.

Kirkland, Janice J.

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ERIC Number: EJ549357

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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The Missing Women Library Directors: Deprivation versus Mentoring.

Kirkland, Janice J.

College & Research Libraries, v58 n4 p376-84 Jul 1997

Examines survey responses from female academic librarians that investigated why the percentage of women academic library directors is lower than the percentage of women in the profession as a whole. Results conclude that deprivation behavior, including antimentoring, blocks the advancement of women directors. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Disadvantaged Environment, Females, Higher Education, Library Directors, Mentors, Professional Development, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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