Gender inclusivity and equity in academic libraries

Authors

Buhle Mbambo-Thata, African Library & Information Associations & Institutions
Jia Tina Du, University of South Australia
Ulrike Lang, State and University Library Hamburg-Germany
Jesús Lau, niversidad Veracruzana-Mexico
Amal Mostafa, Cairo University-EgyptFollow
Bharat Mehra, University of Alabama
Clara M. Chu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jaya Raju, University of Cape Town

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2019

Publication Title

C&RL News

Volume

80

Issue

8

Publisher

Association of College and Research Libraries

Abstract

In order to draw attention to and learn about gender inclusivity and equity in the academic library workplace in a fluid non-binary gendered society, academic librarians and researchers from major world regions were invited to respond to the question: What are the three most significant issues that are impeding and the three most significant issues that are enhancing gender inclusivity/equity in your region? The regions included are Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.

Comments

© 2019 Buhle Mbambo-Thata, Jia Tina Du, Ulrike Lang, Jesús Lau, Amal W. Mostafa, Bharat Mehra, Clara M. Chu, and Jaya Raju

Recommended Citation

Mbambo-Thata, Buhle; Du, Jia Tina; Lang, Ulrike; Lau, Jesús; Mostafa, Amal; Mehra, Bharat; Chu, Clara M.; and Raju, Jaya, "Gender inclusivity and equity in academic libraries" (2019). Publications. 209.
https://open.clemson.edu/lib_pubs/209