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The 91´«Ã½ Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) will host a complimentary webinar titled ‘Ageism and the Library Workplace: Strategies for Those Experiencing Discrimination Based on Perceptions of Age’ on Friday, March 11, 2022, 1:00 pm (ET) / 12:00 pm (CT). in advance for this webinar.

Age discrimination can happen while job searching and while on the job. Unfortunately, hostility and discrimination are experienced by library workers of all ages. This webinar seeks to look at ageism in the library workplace and provide resources and strategies for those experiencing ageism and their allies to identify ageism, self-advocate and/or support them.

What does ageism in libraries look like? How does staffing structures in libraries help mitigate or perpetuate ageism within the profession? Are opportunities in libraries limited based on age? These and other questions will be addressed as we discuss effective strategies that women can employ to combat being undermined in the workplace. We’ll explore ways to support female colleagues experiencing ageism. We will also examine what employers can do to assure the contributions of women are not devalued.

Join us in a lively discussion as we seek to better understand the factors that contribute to ageism in the library workplace and identify strategies that can be used to make the library work place an environment where women’s many contributions are valued no matter their age.

in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session.

Speakers include:

Vicki Burger, SHRM-SCP, Organizational Development Consultant;

Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, 91´«Ã½ President-Elect and Adult Services Assistant Manager, Palos Verdes Library District; and

Sheila Webber, Faculty Member, University of Sheffield, UK Information School

The 91´«Ã½ Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) serves as the liaison for COSWL.

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91´«Ã½ Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL)

91´«Ã½ Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR)