Hallo
I am currently working on a dissertation on the development of the archival
profession and to what extent it is gendered, as part of the MA course at
Liverpool.
I would be very grateful to anybody who would be willing to spare a few minutes
to share their thoughts and experiences on this issue with me, e-mailing me
privately. I am primarily interested in three main questions:
1. Do archivists, and the public at large, consider the job of the archivist
and records manager to be a male or a female one, or do they not see it as
gendered?
2. What might the reasons for this be?
3. Has this always been the case or has it altered over time?
I would be especially interested to hear from male archivists with their
thoughts on the issue, and what attracted them to the job (or indeed discouraged
them from taking it up at any point!).
I realise that requests like these are very frequent at this time of year, and
apologise for interrupting more serious questions that the list was intended to
discuss, but any thoughts would be gratefully received!
Thank you in advance,
Debbie O'Brien
(e-mail to [log in to unmask] or to this address).
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