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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2023), New Zealand Landscapes
Vol. 21 No. 1 (2023)

Pay equity for New Zealand school librarians and library assistants

New Zealand Landscapes
Published 2023-06-22
  • Miriam Tuohy+−
  • Sasha Eastwood+−
Miriam Tuohy
Sasha Eastwood
V21N12023
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Pay equity for New Zealand school librarians and library assistants. (2023). Synergy, 21(1). http://slav.vic.edu.au/index.php/Synergy/article/view/691
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Abstract

Tuohy and Eastland describe the journey of the New Zealand Librarians and Library
Assistants’ Pay Equity claims that have lead to fairer rates of remuneration and a
better understanding of the skills and expertise required of school library staff.

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Miriam Tuohy

Miriam Tuohy joined the National Library of New Zealand’s Services to Schools as School Library
Development Senior Specialist in 2016. Her involvement in the New Zealand education system spans
early childhood education, primary and secondary school, and tertiary libraries. Miriam is a life
member of the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA), serving on the National
Executive from 2010-2016 including a year as President in 2015-16. As part of her current role, Miriam
has contributed to the publication of Services to Schools framework for school library development,
the 2018, 2019 and 2021 reports of the nationwide surveys of New Zealand school libraries. She is also
involved in developing and delivering professional development for school library staff and teachers
and is a regular contributor to the National Library of New Zealand’s Libraries & Learning blog

Sasha Eastwood

Sasha Eastwood is the current president of the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
(2021-23). She has been the Librarian and Resource Manager at Manchester Street School in Feilding,
Manawatū since 2009, becoming a SLANZA member and joining SLANZA’s Central region committee at
the same time. Since 2018 Sasha has represented the Central region on SLANZA’s National Executive
and she enjoys being an active member of such a dedicated and passionate group of school librarians,
advocating and supporting the sector. During her time on National Executive, Sasha has been part
of the School Libraries Transform campaign marketing team, and project lead for the New Zealand
Libraries Partnership Programme-funded ‘A Bit Sus’ programme with Tohatoha Aotearoa Commons
(formerly Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand).

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