Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
Action List

Committee Initiatives

• Continue to escalate concerns re: salary ranges
• Prepare and publish think piece on the status of women in librarianship today
• With other women's groups, plan program on salary negotiations for Annual 2001
• With other women's groups, publish brochure no women's groups in ALA
• Review charge (relevancy etc.)

Chair Responsibilities

• Appoint Task Force members
• Request extension of term of office
• Contact Chair, Pay Equity re: salary ranges
  • Network with leaders of other women's groups as appropriate
  • Pull together a history of this issue (and COSWL's position on it) for COSWL
• Solicit input (by posting on relevant electronic discussion lists) for think piece on the status of women in librarianship)
  • Coordinate preparation and submission of piece
• Contact leaders of ALA women's groups re: program on salary negotiations
• Contact leaders of ALA women's groups re: combined brochure on women's groups in ALA
• Coordinate web-site maintenance