The Truth Behind the Tweets: Tourism Companies, International Women’s Day and Purple-Washing

How tourism companies and organisations celebrated International Women’s Day through purple-washing their claims of gender equality This International Women’s Day (IWD), the world of business came together as it does every year, to celebrate women’s achievements and raise awareness for gender equality across sectors. However, just like any internationally recognised day for the celebration of […]

IWD22 #BreakTheBias: Indonesia, London, Portugal, Italy

This week, to celebrate International Women’s Day, we have been travelling the world to hear reflections and stories from women working to #BreakTheBias in tourism. The first part of our journey took us to Kenya, Spain and India thanks to the Kenya Association of Women in Tourism, Albasud and Equations (Equitable Tourism Operations). Next, we travelled to Madagascar, […]

IWD22 #BreakTheBias: Kenya, Spain, India

Happy International Women’s Day! The theme for IWD 2022 is #BreakTheBias. It asks us to consider our experiences of gender bias and what we can do to break it. Our answer: Every woman has a story. Check out our introductory post to find out more about what we’re doing this year and why. The first stage […]

Introducing IWD22 #BreakTheBias

International Women’s Day 2022 Tomorrow marks International Women’s Day, a vital date in the diary for so many organisations like us who advocate for gender equality. The theme for 2022 is #BreakTheBias. It asks us to consider our experiences of gender bias and what we can do to break it. Our answer: Every woman has […]