Guanrong Gu , Zeru Tu , Ping Li , Antony King Fung Wong , Wenwen Shang , Xiaoyun Song
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Abstract
While research has increasingly examined women empowerment, empowerment processes for ethnic minority women in tourism remain underexplored. This study helps address this gap by analyzing the empowerment of Li ethnic women employed in an ethnic tourism attraction in China, selecting Binglanggu Hainan Li and Miao Cultural Heritage Park as the research context. In–depth interviews and observations with 34 Li women reveal five multidimensional empowerments across economic, psychological, sociocultural, political, and familial dimensions through four approaches, namely, Li cultural inheritance, employee participation, employee training, and incentive provision. The analysis is underpinned by elements of empowerment frameworks from feminism and tourism research. These five dimensions are decomposed into the resource-agency-achievement model, which explicitly illustrates dynamic (dis)empowerment. Findings provide practical and theoretical value regarding the empowerment of minority women through tourism engagement. The research suggests that tourism participation can empower ethnic minority women, but empowerment effects are complex and dependent on cultural contexts.
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Tourism Management Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the planning and management of travel and tourism. It covers topics such as tourist experiences, their consequences for communities, economies, and environments, the creation of image, the shaping of tourist experiences and perceptions, and the management of tourist organizations and destinations. The journal's editorial board consists of experienced international professionals and it shares the board with Tourism Management. The journal covers socio-cultural, technological, planning, and policy aspects of international, national, and regional tourism, as well as specific management studies. It encourages papers that introduce new research methods and critique existing ones in the context of tourism research. The journal publishes empirical research articles and high-quality review articles on important topics and emerging themes that enhance the theoretical and conceptual understanding of key areas within travel and tourism management.