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Advocating Empowerment and Gender Equality: A Study of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives

Advocating Empowerment and Gender Equality: A Study of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives

Isabella Roveri, Rita Fernandes, Rita Pereira, Vitória Plácido, Nina Szczygiel
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781668467961|ISBN10: 1668467968|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668467978|EISBN13: 9781668467985
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6796-1.ch001
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Roveri, Isabella, et al. "Advocating Empowerment and Gender Equality: A Study of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives." Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices, edited by Vipin Nadda, et al., IGI Global, 2023, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6796-1.ch001

APA

Roveri, I., Fernandes, R., Pereira, R., Plácido, V., & Szczygiel, N. (2023). Advocating Empowerment and Gender Equality: A Study of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives. In V. Nadda, F. Gonzo, R. Batta, & A. Sharma (Eds.), Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices (pp. 1-19). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6796-1.ch001

Chicago

Roveri, Isabella, et al. "Advocating Empowerment and Gender Equality: A Study of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives." In Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices, edited by Vipin Nadda, et al., 1-19. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6796-1.ch001

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Abstract

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development acknowledges that economic growth that countries are seeking need to be accompanied by same-degree efforts to combat inequality, eradicate poverty, and protect the planet's environment and climate, and has been recognized by organizations and individuals for its quest of sustainable development. This study focuses on the fifth sustainable development goal: gender equality, applied into the tourism industry. Tourism has become one of the main sectors for today's economy, thanks to its weight in the GDP, as well as its contribution to job creation and employment rate translated into local populations' well-being. The chapter aims to analyze and discuss the role and importance of entrepreneurship allied to tourism to achieve gender equality. The analysis of case studies comprises a series of community-based tourism initiatives developed in four different continents and selected on the basis of specific criteria, such as the role of women, and the rural, tourist, and community environment.

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