About this episode

The episode discusses the extent of sexual harassment in libraries with insights from researchers Candice Benjes-Small and Jennifer Resor-Whicker.

Have you ever wondered about the extent of sexual harassment of librarians in the workplace? On this show, Candice Benjes-Small, Head of Research at William and Mary Libraries, and Jennifer Resor-Whicker, University Librarian at Radford University, discuss their research on this topic. It's a conversation that opens the door for broader work on what can be done to combat sexual harassment in our field.

People in this episode

Host: Adriane Herrick Juarez

Guests: Candice Benjes-Small, Jennifer Resor-Whicker

Topics covered

• sexual harassment
• libraries
• workplace culture
• research
• gender issues

Keywords

• gender
• sexual harassment
• libraries
• workplace
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: William and Mary Libraries, Radford University

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