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@article{190510,
        author = {Sarita Arya and Aarti Pandey},
        title = {Gender Equality and Quality Education for Females in Bhopal District: A Library and Information Science Perspective},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {8978-8988},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190510},
        abstract = {This research looks at how libraries in Bhopal District, Madhya Pradesh, India, support gender equality and high-quality education for women. Gender disparity in education is still a major problem, especially for women who encounter several institutional and sociocultural obstacles to receiving a good education. As important educational institutions, libraries may help close this gender gap by providing programs and materials that empower women. The study examines the availability of gender-sensitive resources, digital literacy initiatives, career development seminars, and mentoring possibilities in Bhopal's public, school, and community libraries. The research investigates how these libraries assist the academic and personal development of female students using surveys, interviews with female students and instructors, and the examination of library items. Key results demonstrate that school libraries require the most work, whereas public libraries provide the most complete gender-sensitive services. Community-based libraries come in second. Notwithstanding encouraging results, obstacles to complete empowerment were found to include things like a lack of mentoring programs, insufficient training for library employees, and problems with physical accessibility. The research emphasizes how important libraries are to promoting gender equality in education and suggests expanding library services to better assist female students, especially those who attend remote schools. This study emphasizes the value of inclusive learning settings and the need for libraries to provide specialized services that support the empowerment of women.},
        keywords = {Gender equality, library services, female education, Bhopal District, empowerment},
        month = {January},
        }