SLA has some 15,000 members in 60 countries. Other professional societies for librarians and information professionals have reported slow but steady decreases in the gap. Their breakdowns include specific job categories and functions, experience level, and minority status. Instead, it takes a sample of 1,200 academic and public libraries that have at least two full-time accredited M.L.S. s on staff and query management. In its latest survey for 1999, the ALA asked for salary data by sex for directors only.
New librarians get the benefit of salary shifts as well.
Overall, the survey showed that gender inequity for library professionals may soon vanish.