{"title":"Gender equality and sustainability in the tourism industry: Feminist perspectives","authors":"Bliss E. L. Kaunda, Ngoni C. Shereni","doi":"10.1080/15332845.2023.2253685","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThis study sought to ascertain the relationship between gender equality and sustainable tourism by interrogating various challenges that hinder women from progressing to senior management roles. A feminist epistemological approach was adopted in this study. Twenty women employed in the tourism industry in Zimbabwe were purposively sampled and semi-structured interviews were done with the respondents. Thematic content analysis method was used to analyze data collected from the interviewees. Several challenges hindering women from progressing to senior management levels were identified in this study. Also, recommendations that can help the tourism industry achieve gender equality and contribute to sustainable tourism were highlighted.Keywords: Feminist epistemologygender equalitysustainable development goalssustainable tourismZimbabwe Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.","PeriodicalId":35371,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism","volume":"143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332845.2023.2253685","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Business, Management and Accounting","Score":null,"Total":0}
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AbstractThis study sought to ascertain the relationship between gender equality and sustainable tourism by interrogating various challenges that hinder women from progressing to senior management roles. A feminist epistemological approach was adopted in this study. Twenty women employed in the tourism industry in Zimbabwe were purposively sampled and semi-structured interviews were done with the respondents. Thematic content analysis method was used to analyze data collected from the interviewees. Several challenges hindering women from progressing to senior management levels were identified in this study. Also, recommendations that can help the tourism industry achieve gender equality and contribute to sustainable tourism were highlighted.Keywords: Feminist epistemologygender equalitysustainable development goalssustainable tourismZimbabwe Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
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The Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the vast and diversified research on issues impacting human resources in the hospitality and tourism industry. It strives to be the preeminent forum for the dissemination of key academic and industry research and encourages research from both industry experts as well as academic experts. The Journal also examines the latest issues and trends in education as it related to human resources theory and practice. In addition to reporting on the best practices in the hospitality industry, the refereed Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism covers such relevant topics as: -Turnover-related issues in the hospitality industry- Workplace violence- Employee attitude surveys- Well-being- Departmental conflict issues- Career paths among managers- Drug and alcohol abuse- The labor shortage in the hospitality industry- Employee empowerment- Education and training- Employee incentive programs- Recruitment and retention- Workforce diversity- Employee engagement
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