Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
This article reviews post-1974 scholarly literature on women’s leadership in academic libraries, with the emphasis on the United States. The purpose of this synthesis is to highlight research areas and themes that have significantly expanded the profession’s knowledge about gender and its impact at the top administrative level. The article starts with a brief overview of theories of gender and leadership before tracing scholarship on the gendered career patterns singled out in Schiller’s work (1974). The article then focuses on additional issues related to gender and library administration, including leadership styles, perceptions of differences between male and female leaders, and the lack of diversity among academic library women directors.
Comments
This is an original manuscript / preprint of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Library Administration in 2019 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/[https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2019.1616970 ].”