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Gender Awareness and Women Managers in Tourism

<jats:p>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. </jats:p>

Inês Carvalho

Publication
Book Title:
Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market
Year of Publication:
2019
Volume:
2
Pagination:
1043-1063
Identifiers
ISBN:
2327-3518
ISBN Number:
9781522591733
Other Numbers:
65452515
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