10 gender balance in the 113 Canadian and U.S. university libraries (including law and medical) is 35.53% male and 64.47% female. See Figure 1, above, and Figure 2, below, for more detail on race/ethnic and gender distribution. FIGURE 2 RACE/ETHNICITY AND SEX DISTRIBUTION OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN ARL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES FY 2005-06 United States Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Main 2,664 37.14% 4,508 62.86% 7,172 Medical 224 27.22% 599 72.78% 823 Law 246 34.89% 459 65.11% 705 Minority 5 336 29.47% 804 70.53% 1,140 Non-minority 2,798 37.01% 4,762 62.99% 7,560 All 3,134 36.02% 5,566 63.98% 8,700 Canada Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Main 271 32.89% 553 67.11% 824 Medical 12 13.33% 78 86.67% 90 Law 13 31.71% 28 68.29% 41 All 296 30.99% 659 69.01% United States and Canada (Combined) Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Main 2,935 36.71% 5,061 63.29% 7,996 Medical 236 25.85% 677 74.15% 913 Law 259 34.72% 487 65.28% 746 All 3,430 35.53% 6,225 64.47% GENDER DATA Many readers of previous surveys have inquired about evidence of gender-based salary differentials in ARL libraries. Data on salary comparisons for directors also are frequently requested. The average salary for male directors was higher than that of their female counterparts (see Table 17) however, the number of women in the top administrative library position has been growing steadily in recent years (63 women directors out of 112 total directorships reported). Looking at other job categories, though, as Table 17 demonstrates, average salaries for men in most cases still surpass those of women in the same job category. In only 9 categories of the 27 used in the tables do the average salaries of women exceed those of men. The overall salary for women is 95.47% that of men for the 113 ARL university libraries, compared to 94.78% in 2004-05. This shows a marked closure of the gender gap in ARL libraries in the long term – in 1980-81, women in ARL libraries made roughly 87% that of men. 5 Includes staff in medical and law libraries.