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Gender Awareness and Women Managers in Tourism: Perceptions of Inequality and What Could Be Done

Gender Awareness and Women Managers in Tourism: Perceptions of Inequality and What Could Be Done

Inês Carvalho, Carlos Costa, Anália Torres
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781668424056|ISBN10: 1668424053|EISBN13: 9781668424063
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch052
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Carvalho, Inês, et al. "Gender Awareness and Women Managers in Tourism: Perceptions of Inequality and What Could Be Done." Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 1043-1063. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch052

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Carvalho, I., Costa, C., & Torres, A. (2022). Gender Awareness and Women Managers in Tourism: Perceptions of Inequality and What Could Be Done. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce (pp. 1043-1063). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch052

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Carvalho, Inês, Carlos Costa, and Anália Torres. "Gender Awareness and Women Managers in Tourism: Perceptions of Inequality and What Could Be Done." In Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1043-1063. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch052

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to reveal women top-level managers' gender awareness in relation to two aspects: 1) perceptions of discrimination and 2) views of what could be done towards gender equality (by the state, organizations, and women themselves), so that more women can advance their careers. Women top-level managers in the Portuguese tourism sector were interviewed. The interview data suggests that discrimination might still be pervasive in the Portuguese tourism industry. However, many women do not perceive it as “real” discrimination and have contradictory discourses about it. Informants were also asked what could be done so that more women advance in their careers. They place the solution to the problem of gender equality mostly in women's hands. While some of the strategies proposed by women confront the gender order, others align with the status quo by ensuring that women “fit in” without challenging existing structures.

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