Abstract

Are librarians perpetuating their own stereotypes? This study analyzed 460 job advertisements of instruction librarian and management positions in academic libraries for the use of gendered language. Most (88%) of the collected advertisements used more feminine-themed language in their position descriptions, meaning there are more feminine-themed words than masculine-themed or no masculine words at all. Within the instruction positions, 95% were feminine-themed while 13% of the management positions were masculine-themed. This study found the largest use of masculine-themed language appeared in management positions. Hiring organizations can work toward balanced gender representation in library leadership by identifying the current use of gendered language in their own job advertisements.

摘要

图书馆员在延续自己的刻板印象吗？这项研究分析了460个大学图书馆中指示性馆员和管理职位的招聘广告，以使用性别语言。大部分（88％）收集的广告在位置描述中使用了更多以女性为主题的语言，这意味着女性主题的单词比男性主题的单词多或根本没有男性单词。在指导职位中，95％以女性为主题，而13％的管理职位以男性为主题。这项研究发现，在管理职位上出现了以男性主题语言使用最多的情况。招聘组织可以通过在自己的招聘广告中确定当前使用性别语言的方式，努力在图书馆领导中实现平衡的性别代表性。