More on the discussion of "national" concerns - I have found two which I
think are more relevant to those in the academic sector than the People's
Network:
a. From: Literacy, leaving school and jobs. Samantha Parsons and John
Bynner, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, published
in March 1999 by the Basic Skills Agency. These findings are based on data
from the International Adult Literacy Survey (Adult Literacy in Britain,
1997)
"For those that worked more men and women with poor literacy received a low
wage - under 13,000 pounds a year for men, under 9,000 pounds a year for
women". Most of the jobs at C2 and C3 level mirror this pay, even in London.
b. Books on "academic women" / women managers at university fail to make
any reference to librarians. Admin staff get mentioned, not a single entry
for professional women librarians:
Brooks, Ann - Academic Women (1997) provides a breakdown of
categories. "Senior administrative" and administrative officer" get an
entry.
So it's not a question of the glass ceiling, but of total invisibility.
So much for "academic-related" status (and literacy, judging for the
starting salary of the so-called para-professionals).
Emilce Rees
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