This article is from the September 2011 issue.
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) seeks proposals to conduct a national Web-based salary survey for the 2012 edition of the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic. The survey is sent to directors and human resources staff in a random sample of both public and academic libraries.
The contractor will be responsible for distributing the survey to the sample in early 2012, collecting and analyzing the data and preparing the data for print and database use. The … Read the rest
This article is from the March 2011 issue.
CHICAGO – The updated minimum salary for librarians should be $42,485/yr and for all staff $13.81/hr, based on American Library Association-Allied Professional Association resolutions passed in 2007 and 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator. These figures are updated annually by ALA-APA. Thanks to a partnership with the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO in Washington, DC, the Directory of State Libraries that collect salary data has also been updated. The 2-page document, … Read the rest
This article is from the December 2010 issue.
President John F. Kennedy once said, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” With that in mind, the American Association of University Women would like to pause this Thanksgiving to give thanks for the many wonderful opportunities and advancements for women and girls during 2010. Here are just a handful of them:
We’re thankful for the increased number of female ambassadors to the United … Read the rest
This article is from the November 2010 issue.
By Jenifer Grady
How can the American Library Association (ALA) and ALA-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) report that librarian salaries rose three percent in 2010 when librarians are losing jobs; salaries are stagnant; hours are being cut; and new librarians are struggling to find positions? Despite the conditions faced by some individual librarians and libraries in 2010, the aggregate of 11,554 salaries reported by directors and human resources (HR) staff from public and academic libraries calculated to a mean librarian salary … Read the rest
This article is from the October 2010 issue.
Census statistics released September 16, 2010, show that the women still earn 77 percent of what men earn, based on the median earnings of full-time, year-round workers in 2009. Both men’s and women’s earnings showed slight increases from 2008 to 2009, with men’s at $47,127 and women’s at $36,278, a difference of $10,849.
Median earnings for most women of color are even lower. In 2009, the earnings of African American were $31,824, 67.5 percent of all men’s earnings (a slight … Read the rest
This article is from the September 2010 issue.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of “The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2010-11 Edition” report to their offering.
The report presents more than 245 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of academic library issues including: spending on books, ebooks, journals, databases and other content vehicles; hiring plans and trends in salaries and benefits; subject specific and overall academic library investment plans in content and trends in the capital budget; data on the use of laptops in … Read the rest
This article is from the May 2010 issue.
British Council Faces $1 Billion Equal Pay Bill
Up to 5000 women on April 27, 2010, learned that they have won their claims for equal pay against the Council based on bonus payments which allowed male employees to earn in excess of £50,000 per year.
The women, many of whom were represented by Stefan Cross Solicitors Limited, had submitted claims against their employer in respect of their jobs which included Cleaners, Cooks and Care Assistants and the Employment Tribunal … Read the rest
This article is from the April 2010 issue.
On March 10, 2010, the Women’s Center at Northwestern University invited Sarah Laschever to deliver a presentation called “Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide.” As you know, ALA-APA supports better salaries and is interested in publications and people who can help improve the pay situation for people in our field. Although much of what is written about women and negotiation takes examples from corporate settings, the feelings, skills and circumstances that surround the practice of negotiation are the … Read the rest
This article is from the April 2010 issue.
Equal Pay Day is quickly approaching on Tuesday, April 20, and AAUW members and supporters across the country are already planning events to mark this symbolic day when women’s wages catch up to men’s wages from the year before. If you haven’t started yet organizing educational and promotional events for your community, it’s not too late!
More than 46 years after passage of the Equal Pay Act, women continue to earn only 77 cents on the dollar to their male … Read the rest
This article is from the April 2010 issue.
The Singer Group, a management consulting firm specializing in human resource development and organizational effectiveness, announces the first edition of its new email update. The monthly updates will include news, case studies and ideas on human resources, organizational design and development services, compensation, change management and group facilitation.
In the first edition of its update, The Singer Group offers advice on budget-savvy, meaningful employee recognition, as well as a case study on the advantages and challenges of conducting market … Read the rest
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