It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint, and Other Lessons for Supporting Librarianship and Motherhood

Authors

  • Alexandra Gallin-Parisi Trinity University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v31i4.7213

Keywords:

academic librarians, motherhood, work-life balance, family-friendly policies, flexibility stigma, bias avoidance

Abstract

Academic library administrators may struggle with how best to support librarians who are also mothers of young children. Using both qualitative interviews with librarian-moms and the current literature on how academic faculty balance work and family, this article highlights four key lessons for library administrators to use to help librarian-moms succeed in the workplace.

Author Biography

Alexandra Gallin-Parisi, Trinity University

Instruction Librarian and Assistant Professor

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Published

2017-07-26

How to Cite

Gallin-Parisi, A. (2017). It’s A Marathon, Not A Sprint, and Other Lessons for Supporting Librarianship and Motherhood. Library Leadership & Management, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v31i4.7213

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Peer Reviewed

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