TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender mainstreaming in Pakistani libraries
T2 - Analysing the possibilities
AU - Khan, Arif
AU - Anbareen, Rabia
AU - Idrees, Haroon
AU - Saeed, Gohar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/3/14
Y1 - 2016/3/14
N2 - The purpose of this study is to explore the intention and competency of Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals regarding sensitivity of gender-related issues in libraries and to examine the effect of a short-term (five days) thematic training workshop on Information Management with Gender Perspectives for LIS professionals. Data was collected from working librarians around the country using two separate channels, i.e. an online questionnaire, and pre/post-training test results from the trainees of a workshop on gender mainstreaming in libraries. The findings discuss the level of competencies, need for training, and attitudinal responsiveness of LIS professionals in Pakistan and appropriate measures are discussed. Moreover, gender-related issues and the current status of LIS professionals are alarming in terms of gender responsiveness. Findings show that only 17% of the LIS community is gender responsive. The results are useful for planners of engendered programmes and policies, library science professionals and researchers, especially in the field of gender and women’s studies and provide an insight for international readers into the perception of LIS professionals on mainstreaming gender in Pakistani libraries. This study uniquely presents the current status and preparedness of LIS professionals to address gender-related issues in libraries.
AB - The purpose of this study is to explore the intention and competency of Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals regarding sensitivity of gender-related issues in libraries and to examine the effect of a short-term (five days) thematic training workshop on Information Management with Gender Perspectives for LIS professionals. Data was collected from working librarians around the country using two separate channels, i.e. an online questionnaire, and pre/post-training test results from the trainees of a workshop on gender mainstreaming in libraries. The findings discuss the level of competencies, need for training, and attitudinal responsiveness of LIS professionals in Pakistan and appropriate measures are discussed. Moreover, gender-related issues and the current status of LIS professionals are alarming in terms of gender responsiveness. Findings show that only 17% of the LIS community is gender responsive. The results are useful for planners of engendered programmes and policies, library science professionals and researchers, especially in the field of gender and women’s studies and provide an insight for international readers into the perception of LIS professionals on mainstreaming gender in Pakistani libraries. This study uniquely presents the current status and preparedness of LIS professionals to address gender-related issues in libraries.
KW - Engendering libraries
KW - gender in library
KW - gender issues in libraries
KW - mainstreaming gender
KW - women in libraries
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U2 - 10.1177/0961000616631817
DO - 10.1177/0961000616631817
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85014614882
SN - 0961-0006
VL - 49
SP - 107
EP - 114
JO - Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
JF - Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
IS - 1
ER -