Women librarians in Ghana: their status and career development

Abstract

The study investigated the current status and occupational characteristics of professional women librarians in Ghana. The study also sought to establish their career advancement opportunities and to investigate factors inhibiting their career development. Another objective of the study was to find out how they were perceived by their male counterparts. Using data obtained through questionnaire, the study sought for information relating to the background of female librarians in Ghana, their work experience, status and career advancement opportunities. All the professional women librarians in Ghana were included in the survey. The population size was thirty-five. The findings reveal that women librarians in Ghana could advance to any height without discrimination. Also, they did not experience any form of discrimination from their male counterparts in terms of remuneration or career development.

African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science Vol. 16(1) 2006: 39-43