More than 4 out of every 5 librarians is a woman, and nearly 9 in 10 are white so where are the men and people of color? Like most things, the history tells the story (and spoilers: patriarchy is the worst).

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CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 The White, Gendered History of Librarianship
03:46 The Present isn't much different, except leadership???
07:22 Changing the face of Librarianship

Sources: see https://www.stacksandfacts.com/2018/1...

This video was shot and recorded on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam people.

CREDITS:
Images:
Women cataloguing: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016... LOC women
Tuition chart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College...
BLS marriage statistics 2013: https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/art...

Music: "Lola" performed by the United States Marine Band, in the public domain.

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