Fostering gender equality in tourism community participation

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2014. Fostering gender equality in tourism community.pdf (50.71 KB)

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2014

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English

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Community Participation, Tourism Planning, Gender Equality, ICT development

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http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1168
1645-9261

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At the international level, there is a considerable body of literature on gender, but it seems that tourism research from a gender perspective is at an infant stage (Costa, Carvalho, Caçador & Breda, 2012; Upadhayaya & Upreti, 2008). Most of the research that has been conducted in the field of tourism and gender over the last two decades has focused mainly on women’s employment patterns and overlooked the importance of women’s participation in decision-making. [...]