“It’s Not Ok. It’s Not Normal”: Public Librarians’ Experiences of Sexual Harassment and Their Impact on Psychological Safety

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant demographics.

	Percent (N)
Gender
Cis Woman	84.2 (571)
Cis Man	10.9 (74)
Transgender or Non-binary	4.8 (33)
Race
White	91.6 (621)
Black	2.2 (15)
Asian	1.5 (10)
Native American	0.6 (4)
Multi-racial or some other race	4.1 (28)

Table 2. Total library job experiences (678 total experiences recorded).

Number of Positions	Percent (N)
1	68 (315)
2	8 (38)
3	17 (79)
4	4 (20)
5	<1 (4)
6	<1 (6)

Table 3. Library jobs spent in patron facing roles based on setting.

Setting	Mean	N	Standard Deviation
Urban	60.54	146	28.178
Suburban	57.32	182	27.047
Town	58.49	87	31.649
Rural	57.53	91	30.657
Mixed (branches in multiple types)	56.42	132	28.891
Total	58.06	638	28.818

Table 4. Population served.

Population	Frequency	Percent
Less than 1,000	14	2.1
1,000 to 2,499	28	4.1
2,500 to 4,999	19	2.8
5,000 to 9,999	47	6.9
10,000 to 24,999	77	11.4
25,000 to 49,999	95	14.0
50,000 to 99,999	99	14.6
100,000 to 249,999	143	21.1
250,000 to 499,999	70	10.3
500,000 to 999,999	45	6.6
1,000,000 or more	39	5.8
Total	676	99.7
Missing	2	0.3

Figure 1. Dimension of sexual harassment.

Figure 2. Harassment dimension by perpetrator.

Figure 3. Respondent definitions of “sexual harassment”.