Bridging the Gap: In Support of Women in Librarianship – An event by women in librarianship for women empowerment!
Faculty Presentation
Despite the widespread number of women working in libraries today
many of us, particularly women of color, regularly experience
instances where our contributions/ suggestions are undermined
when at work. As per conversations with Latinx women librarians,
these experiences have increased during the past four years when
the political fabric of the country has been under unusual strain
bringing to light unprecedented racism, bigotry, sexism,
discrimination, homophobia, and xenophobia.
This pre-conference, within the themes of deep diversity and
intersectionality to be presented by ALA Committee on the Status
of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) and its Chair, Loida
Garcia-Febo, seeks to affect change! and better understand
factors that contribute to undermining/undervaluing Latinx women
in the library workplace and identifying strategies and actions
that can be used to make the library workplace an environment
where women’s contributions are valued.
Three Learning Outcomes:
Attendees will gain an understanding of factors that are
currently contributing to undermining/ undervaluing Latinx women
in the library workplace across the nation so they can analyze
these with their coworkers at their home libraries.
Attendees will identify strategies that can be used to make the
library workplace an environment where women’s contributions are
valued so they can bring back these to their home libraries for
further conversations and action.
Attendees will leave the event with a crowdsourced list of
actions they can take to move forward actions to support Latinx
women at their home libraries.
Moderator of the event: Loida Garcia-Febo, International Library
Consultant and Chair of ALA’s Committee on the Status of Women in
Librarianship.
Interview with Zoe Mendelson and Maria Conejo
Loda Garcia-Febo interviews Zoe Mendelson and Maria Conejo,
authors of PussyPedia
Microaggressions and Workplace Stress/Harrassment
Interactive session about microaggressions and workplace stress
and harassment with 15 minutes Q&A.
Speakers: Pambanisha Whaley, Chippewa Thomas, and Jaena
Alabi.
Interview with Alicia Monsalve, author of Inficciones
Loida Garcia-Febo interviews Alicia Monsalve, author of
Inficciones, a book of women stories during the pandemic.
Conversation about Women Empowerment
Panel conversation about women empowerment with 15 minutes
Q&A.
Speakers: Mille Gonzalez, Nichelle Hayes, Madeline Pena, Celia
Avila, and Michele Villagran
Summary
A collective compilation of outcomes from the panel conversation
and interactive session to create an actionable list of resources
librarians can consult or/and practice for empowerment.
Presenter: Dr. Michele Villagran
Date: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Pacific Time)
Location: https://www.reformaconference.org/schedule