#MeToo in the Academic Library: A Quantitative Measurement of the Prevalence of Sexual Harassment in Academic Libraries

Candice Benjes-Small; Jennifer Knievel; Jennifer Resor-Whicker; Allison Wisecup; Joanna Hunter

doi:10.5860/crl.82.5.623

College & Research Libraries (C&RL) is the official, bi-monthly, online-only scholarly research journal of
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About The Authors

Candice Benjes-Small is Head of Research in the William & Mary Libraries; email: CandiceBenjes-Small@wm.edu.

Jennifer Knievel is Lead of Researcher & Collections Engagement and Professor in the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries; email: Jennifer.knievel@colorado.edu.

Jennifer Resor-Whicker is Reference/Instruction Librarian at Radford University; email: jrwhicker@radford.edu.

Allison Wisecup is Associate Professor of Sociology at Radford University; email: awisecup@radford.edu.

Joanna Hunter is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Radford University; email: jhunter35@radford.edu.

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#MeToo in the Academic Library: A Quantitative Measurement of the Prevalence of Sexual Harassment in Academic Libraries

Candice Benjes-Small, Jennifer Knievel, Jennifer Resor-Whicker, Allison Wisecup, Joanna Hunter

Abstract

The #metoo movement has prompted national discussions about workplace sexual harassment. Social science research suggests that female-dominated professions experience a high degree of workplace sexual harassment from supervisors, coworkers, and clients. Anecdotal evidence suggests that librarians experience sexual harassment. The authors administered a vetted, widely used survey to quantitatively measure for the first time how widespread sexual harassment is within academic libraries.