10 Women comprise 69.89% of the four racial/ethnic groups that comprise minority staff, as compared to 63.15% of Caucasian/Other staff in all U.S. ARL university libraries. The overall gender balance in the 113 Canadian and U.S. university libraries (including law and medical) is 35.42% male and 64.58% 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 2006‐07 United States Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Main 2,722 37.21% 4,594 62.79% 7,316 Medical 230 27.12% 618 72.88% 848 Law 236 33.62% 466 66.38% 702 Minority 5 361 30.11% 838 69.89% 1,199 Non‐minority 2,820 36.85% 4,833 63.15% 7,653 All 3,188 35.96% 5,678 64.04% 8,866 Canada Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Main 266 32.13% 562 67.87% 828 Medical 12 13.64% 76 86.36% 88 Law 14 33.33% 28 66.67% 42 All 292 30.48% 666 69.52% 958 United States and Canada (Combined) Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Number of Staff Percent of Total Main 2,988 36.69% 5,156 63.31% 8,144 Medical 242 25.85% 694 74.15% 936 Law 250 33.60% 494 66.40% 744 All 3,480 35.42% 6,344 64.58% 9,824 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 (64 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 seven categories of the 27 used in the table do the average salaries of women exceed those of men. The overall salary for women is 95.69% that of men for the 113 ARL university libraries, compared to 95.47% in 2005‐06. 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.
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