I suspect the pendulum continues to swing.  It's also my impression that the
museum field employs more women than men.  And I doubt that this is because
of the salaries being paid, but due to other factors that would be
interesting to study one day.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Finch <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: Museum salaries


>Somebody just posted that "the vast majority of high-level museum jobs
>(such as directorships) are held by men."
>
>In fact, at least with respect to directorships, that's no longer true.
>In response to a reporter's inquiry some months ago, we ran a count to
>determine the ratio of men to women in directorships at all accredited
>institutions.  It was very nearly 1 to 1.
>
>Andy Finch
>AAM Government Affairs
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