Leadership and Technology: The double gender gap in the tourism industry
By Helen Merrick The role of technology in the tourism industry is increasingly important to keep up with global markets, address consumer needs and develop…
Upcoming event: WOMEN IN TOURISM: EXPLORING CHALLENGES AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES | Saturday, 18th September 2021
Attention! Equality in Tourism's Director, Dr. Stroma Cole, will be giving a talk as part of the Smart Community Tourism webinar series. The talk, titled…
Albasud Report: Gender inequalities in the Tourism Labour Market
Placa Real, a top tourist attraction in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain). Written by Helen Merrick This new report from Nuria Abellan Calvet, Carla Izcara Conde, Alejandra…
Gendered scripts in airline documentation: how corporate literature shapes and reshapes gender subjectivities in the aviation industry
This week's Insight considers new research by Smith, Cohen, Kimbu and Jong, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, which chiefly concerns how gendered meanings are crafted through…
From Greenwashing to Gender-washing? Ironing out contradictions in corporate claims on gender equality
By Angela Kalisch, Chair and Trustee of Equality in Tourism This commentary was originally featured in Equality in Tourism's Newsletter. To sign up and be…
Upcoming event: ‘Precarious Futures for Gender Equality in the Post-Covid Tourism World’ | The Transforming Tourism Initiative
We would like to take the opportunity to promote an exciting upcoming event- an opportunity to discuss the important issues relating to the future of…
New study suggests women are yet to find their voices within the Egyptian tourism industry
Travel and tourism are pivotal to the Egyptian economy, contributing 12% to the country’s GDP in 2019. Within this industry, travel agencies play a key…
Meet the trailblazing female guides of the Tanzanian tourism industry: advancing gender equality through outdoor pursuits on Mount Kilimanjaro
Asifiwe Makere at sunrise near the summit of Kilimanjaro. Image courtesy of Marinel Malvar de Jesus. Every year, tourists from across the globe visit the…
Tourism and Women’s Livelihoods in Victoria Falls
This blog was written by Tariro Sibanda and Joseph M. Cheer. It is based upon research presented in their recent book chapter 'Impacts of tourism…
New modelling indicates that culture is still the key driver of gender inequality in Asia
For over 30 years now, sociologists have explored how tourism could advance gender equality in global contexts. However, more recently it has been argued that…
Sustainable tourism: a route to women’s empowerment, or a stagnation of progress? The contradictory relationship between sustainability and SDG#5 in Turkish tourism
As part of the tourism development of the Cappadocia region, hot air balloon rides form a key touristic attraction in Goreme. The Sustainable Development Goals…
Origin: AirBnb, destination: women’s empowerment? Tracking the effects of network hospitality on gender equality in Kuala Lumpar
AirBnb has nowadays grown from a fringe choice for holiday accommodation to the default option for many tourists. The boom in popularity of network hospitality-…
In the North American hotel industry, work-life balance for mothers still needs calibrating
Female employees in the North American tourism and hospitality industry far outstrip males in terms of numbers. However, they remain vastly underrepresented in the most…
Latest UNWTO recommendations for tourism’s Covid-19 recovery repackage the old as new for women
Since the onset of the pandemic, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published a series of Inclusive Recovery Guides. These aim at outlining…
White women volunteering in the global South- the ghost of colonialism’s past?
Volunteer tourism, or ‘voluntourism’ as it is more commonly known, comprises the practice of travelling abroad to undertake voluntary work in humanitarian and development projects.…
