COSWL

91´«Ã½

Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL)

Important Women's Sites

The following list was compiled on behalf of the members of the 91´«Ã½ Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) and is designed to be a resource for information on women’s issues. In no way does this indicate or imply endorsement by the 91´«Ã½ or COSWL.

Pay Equity and Workers' Rights

  • - free legal counseling services and fight for gender justice through litigation, policy reform and movement building
  • - fact sheets, maps, state comparisons, and other data
  • - Created by the University of California Irvine School of Law, this research tool summarizes existing state pay equity laws (as of November 10, 2021).
  • - job outlook, pay, and state and area data
  • – maps, data, and research
  • - information on pay discrimination and how to file a complaint with the EEOC

Public Policy and Advocacy

  • – advocacy for fair pay and economic opportunities for women
  • – advocacy for libraries, librarians, and library associations around the world
  • – offers evidence to shape policies that grow women’s power and influence, close inequality gaps, and improve economic well-being
  • – largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the U.S dedicated to women’s rights
  • – social justice advocacy in both public and private sectors (at the federal, state, and local level), including policy research and analysis, technical assistance, leadership, public education, and public engagement
  • – advocacy for working women, including data and research
  • – research and news related to health policy
  • – congressional caucus on women’s issues

Professional Development and Educational Support

  • - fellowships and grants
  • Association of College and Research Libraries - free professional development opportunities
  • - scholarship opportunities
  • - professional development opportunities for museum and library professionals, as well as grant programs aimed at strengthening museum and library workforces

Resources for Youth

  • – health information
  • - leadership programs

Women’s Studies

  • - online museum dedicated to women’s diverse contributions to society
  • - advocacy and resources in support of gender, women’s studies, LGBTQ+ scholarships and librarianship

The members of COSWL would like to acknowledge the following students of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, who were in the graduate library and information studies course "Information Sources and Services in the Social Sciences" (LIS516), and their professor, Dr. Lorna Peterson, for their efforts in updating materials for this website: Sarah Ashby, Jessica Belile, Jeremy Gardner, Jessica Lewis, Lisa Pano, Selina Strovers and Elizabeth Wendt. The Committee would also like to acknowledge the contributions of Paige I. Mano, COSWL volunteer, of the University of Wisconsin, Parkside, University Library. COSWL also appreciates Elizabeth Langley, COSWL member, for efforts in researching resources and reorganizing information for this page.

Page last revised Dec. 2023