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Women at Work:Exploring the Issues and Challenges of Women Employees in Travel and Tourism


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1 Department of Tourism Studies, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
2 Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh, India
3 Department of Sanskrit, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
 

Objectives: To explore the various facets of issues and challenges associated with the women workforce in tourism industry and provide structural suggestions.

Methodology: This work is descriptive in nature; the outcome which is derived from desk review process of various academic works are mostly scattered and provide some pragmatic dimensions. Thematic content analysis has been applied to bring out major findings.

Findings: Travel & Tourism (T&T) sector has been advocated for its labor intensiveness and gender parity. It is estimated that women constitute the major portion of the work force generated by tourism. However, there have been rising concerns of gender pay gap, poor representation at professional level and burden of unpaid work in the tourism industry. Structural measures must be taken at all levels of organization to make sure equitable distribution of social and economic benefits.

Application: The findings of this study can act as a checklist for policy makers while designing development measures for women employees in tourism industry.


Keywords

Tourism, Gender, Equity, Workforce Management, Women Empowerment.
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Authors

Priyakrushna Mohanty
Department of Tourism Studies, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
Sampada Kumar Swain
Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sala Besra
Department of Sanskrit, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

Abstract


Objectives: To explore the various facets of issues and challenges associated with the women workforce in tourism industry and provide structural suggestions.

Methodology: This work is descriptive in nature; the outcome which is derived from desk review process of various academic works are mostly scattered and provide some pragmatic dimensions. Thematic content analysis has been applied to bring out major findings.

Findings: Travel & Tourism (T&T) sector has been advocated for its labor intensiveness and gender parity. It is estimated that women constitute the major portion of the work force generated by tourism. However, there have been rising concerns of gender pay gap, poor representation at professional level and burden of unpaid work in the tourism industry. Structural measures must be taken at all levels of organization to make sure equitable distribution of social and economic benefits.

Application: The findings of this study can act as a checklist for policy makers while designing development measures for women employees in tourism industry.


Keywords


Tourism, Gender, Equity, Workforce Management, Women Empowerment.

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