Rethinking Gender, Tourism and Hospitality by Valeri, Marco;

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This incisive book explores the interconnections between the Sustainable Development Goals, gender and tourism, featuring timely contributions from renowned specialists across Asia, the Americas and Europe.

Leading experts in the field outline global initiatives that support sustainability and gender equality. They propose a strategic framework to enhance gender-sensitive leadership models, inclusive workforce policies and equitable community engagement. Chapters examine case studies relating to agritourism, ethnic womanhood and female entrepreneurship, shedding light on corporate sustainability and gender biases on a global economic scale. Ultimately, the book scrutinizes traditional paradigms, approaches and methods as well as more recent developments in research on the gender dimension of tourism and sustainability.

Rethinking Gender, Tourism and Hospitality will greatly benefit students and scholars in tourism, human geography and hospitality studies. Its unique insights also make this a vital reference tool for practitioners and policymakers in sustainable development, tourism and social policy.

This incisive book explores the interconnections between the Sustainable Development Goals and tourism, featuring timely contributions from renowned specialists across Asia, the Americas and Europe. It scrutinizes traditional paradigms, approaches and methods as well as more recent developments in research on the gender dimension of tourism and sustainability. Leading experts in the field propose a strategic framework to enhance gender-sensitive leadership models, inclusive workforce policies and equitable community engagement.

‘Valeri's timely book presents compelling research examining gender studies and sustainable tourism across ten diverse national contexts. The international contributors demonstrate how gender-inclusive approaches effectively advance sustainable development within hospitality sectors, offering valuable theoretical and empirical insights for academics, policymakers, and industry practitioners in these interconnected fields.’

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Contents
List of contributors vii
Introduction: Rethinking Gender, Tourism and Hospitalityx
1 Integrating Gender Perspectives for Sustainable
Practices in Tourism and Hospitality: A Strategic
Approach 1
João Farinha and Maria de Fátima Pina
2 Tourism, sustainability, empowerment, and ethnic
women: The case of Colombia 27
Lucellys Sierra-Marquez and Margareth
Duran-Izquierdo
3 Exploring Intersections: Tourism, Gender, and Paths to
Peace: The Case of Women in Gambia 43
Carmen Parra Rodríguez and Rogelio Garcia
Contreras
4 Contribution of Women’s Activity to Development of
Agritourism on the Island of Lesvos 66
Panoraia Poulaki, Theodoros Rachiotis and Nikolaos
Vasilakis
5 Intersection of Digital Technology, Social Innovation,
and Female Entrepreneurship in Tourism: A Theoretical
Review 82
Michelle Maiurro, Zélia Breda, Filipa Brandão and
Carlos Costa
6 Gender Bias in Reshaping an Inclusive Workplace:
Exploring the Impact of Family on Employees’ Wellbeing 101
Kexin Yuan
7 Nexus of Cultural Heritage Sustainability, Gender
Equality, and Tourism in Swat 111
Hassan Ali, Farhad Nazir and Durre Shehwar
8 Gender Equality as a Catalyst for Sustainable
Development in Tourism and Hospitality 132
Bapon Chandra Kuri, Tanmay Barman, Shadia
Sharmin and Marco Valeri
9 Driving Sustainable Tourism: Female Entrepreneurs’
Motivations within the Value Chain 153
Nishita Chatradhi
10 Corporate Sustainability and Board Gender Diversity in
the European Hotel Sector: Implications on Financial
Performance and Distress Risk 179
Panagiotis E. Dimitropoulos