Capitalizing qualified human resources in the tourism sector: how gender equality can promote innovative forms of economic growth?

Abstract

Over the last five years, two research projects1 on gender issues in the tourism sector – shortly entitled Gentour I2 and II3 – have been developed at the University of Aveiro (Portugal). These projects were submitted to the critical assessment of an international pool of evaluators, and both rely on solid research which was developed upon strong methodological rigor and in collaboration with an experienced and multidisciplinary research team.