Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

APL Sets Ambitious Goals for Minority/Women Hiring for Branch Improvement Plan

As you probably know, Albany Public Library is building five new and renovated libraries. What you may not have heard yet is that the APL board has set ambitious goals for minority and women hiring for the construction phase of the $29.1 million project.

APL is proud to announce that the board voted unanimously to set a combined goal of 20% for both minority and women business and workforce participation.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Women and Books 2007

June 2007:
The average American woman who belongs to a social network spends about $500 a year on books. That should make her a fairly important customer, someone the book publishing industry watches carefully and knows well. Unfortunately, little is known about her book-related preferences, attitudes, and behaviors.

(Free registration required for the full report.)