The Archival Mystique Feminists Solving The Problem by Living Dangerously Under Pressure How Workplace Change Impacts Women Archivists Problem Statement Bred by its feminization the archival profession braves the duality of a demographically femaledominated profession with women arch ID: 571271
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2016 Presentations at Women Archivists Roundtable
The Archival Mystique: Feminists Solving “The Problem” by Living Dangerously
Under Pressure: How Workplace Change Impacts Women
ArchivistsSlide3
Problem Statement
Bred by its feminization, the archival profession braves the duality of a demographically female-dominated profession with women archivists facing traditional gender limitations.
Methodology
Build upon previous qualitative and quantitative research.Slide4
Archival Mystique’s Causes
Gender demographics of archival profession
Education demographics of archival profession
Reveals the evolution: Male-dominated > feminization > female
-dominatedSlide5
Symptoms
Disproportionate stress
Few leadership positions
Professional development
c
oncerns
Hidden women’s
c
ollections
Professional identity and inadequate
awareness
and understanding of archives outside the professionSlide6
Solution = Advocacy
Archivists must advocate for:
Women
Archivists
The professionSlide7
How much do we need to crosswalk/tie the two mystiques together?
Focus is gender, but intersectionality is not called out. How best to weave in intersectionality, particularly when some of this historical demographic information will be difficult to obtain?
Do we need to dig deeper into a specific aspect of the research or solution?
There is a
glaring lack of diversity in
v
intage
housewife images.Slide8
Questions to Answer
Are work and professional lives affected by workplace stress?
Does workplace stress disproportionately affect women archivists?
Is there a gender difference when evaluating role overload and cumulative risk?Slide9
WSU
faculty for 23 yearsClinical and developmental
psychologistSpecialization in research
methodsResearch area: children, adolescents, and family; emotional development
Primary research focus: how individuals who work with children and students affect them Slide10
Occupational Information
Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ)Social Provisions Scale –
AdministratorStress
SurveyBrief Symptom Inventory (BSI) – 18
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
Big Five Mini Marker Set
Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI)
Survey Structures: Tools Under ConstructionSlide11
Questions
Answer Format
Select one:
0-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31+
Total number of years in the profession
How long have you been in your current position
How many hours do you spend doing work-related activities when you are not at workSlide12
Questions
Answer Format
Select one:
rarely
occurs
sometimes
occurs
often
occurs
v
ery
frequently
occurs
The administrator listens to and accepts archivists’ suggestions
Archivists have too many committee responsibilities
Archivists help and support each otherSlide13
Questions
If
Answer Format
Select one:
n
o
sometimes
y
es
If something went wrong, do you think your administrator would assist you
Do you feel your competence and skills are recognized by your administrator
Do you feel you can turn to your administrator in times of stressSlide14
Questions
A patron threatens to file a complaint with your boss
Salaries are reducedYour job duties are changed
Answer Format
Select one:
y
es
n
oSlide15
Questions
Hot or co
Answer Format
Select one:
not at all
extremely
a
little
some of
the time
a great
deal
Hot or cold spells
Feeling no interest in things
Feeling tense or keyed upSlide16
Questions
I talked le
Answer Format
Select one:
rarely or none
of the time
some or a
little of
the time
occasionally
or a moderate
amount of time
most or all
of the time
I talked less than usual
I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing
I felt I was just as good as other peopleSlide17
Questions
Bold
CreativeEfficient
Answer Format
Select one:
extremely
very
moderately
slightly
neither
slightly
moderately
extremely
very
Inaccurate
AccurateSlide18
Questions
Extraverted, energetic
Reserved, quietConventional, uncreative
Answer Format
Select one
:
disagree
strongly
disagree
moderately
disagree
a little
neither agree
nor disagree
agree
a little
agree
moderately
agree
stronglySlide19
Kristen
Chinery, Reference Archivist, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University;
kristen.chinery@wayne.eduAlexandra A. A. Orchard, CA, Technical and Metadata Archivist, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State
University; alexandra@wayne.edu
Alison
Stankrauff
, Campus Archivist, Indiana University, South
Bend;
astankra@iusb.edu
Leslie Van
Veen
McRoberts
, Local History Archivist, Edward H.
Nabb
Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury
University;
lmvanveen@salisbury.edu