Incorporating a gender approach in the hospitality industry: Female executives’ perceptions

Segovia‐Pérez, Mónica; Domecq, Cristina Figueroa; Moraleda, Laura Fuentes; Muñoz-Mazón, Ana

doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.05.008

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“…Research data show that women make up the majority of the tourism workforce in most regions of the world, more frequently occupying unskilled and underpaid jobs (Cave & Kilic, 2010) and sometimes carrying out a large amount of unpaid work in family-run tourism businesses (United Nations World Tourism Organization & UN Women, 2011). Several studies have criticized the occupational segregation of women in hotel firms (Campos-Soria et al, 2011;Soehanovic, Zougaj, & Krizoman, D.,& Bojanic-Glavica, B., 2000) and highlighted remuneration inequalities between men and women and low-female participation rates at senior management levels (Burgess, 2000;Iverson, 2000). Previous research also revealed that hotel work is typically considered a female job because much of it is domestic (Bolles, 1997;Lindsay & McQuaid, 2004).…”

Section: Gender In the Hospitality Industrymentioning

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“…The hotel industry labor market has a strong female presence (Eurostat, 2018), but women still hold positions that are poorly paid or that do not allow them to advance in the organizational hierarchy to become hotel general managers (Biswas & Cassell, 1996;Carvalho, Costa, Lykke, Torres, & Wahl, 2018;González-Serrano, Villacé-Molinero, Talón-Ballestero, & De La Fuente-Cabrero, 2018;Woods & Viehland, 2000). Although the hotel sector is dominated by women, as they make up more than half of the workforce (Iverson, 2000;Pinar et al, 2011;Purcell, 1996), very few women fill top managerial positions (Ho, 2013;Segovia-Pérez, Figueroa-Domecq, Fuentes-Moraleda, & Muñoz-Mazón, 2019) as they are mainly found in jobs that are stereotypically credited to their gender (vertical and horizontal segregation). The hospitality sector is traditionally dominated by male-run businesses (Carvalho et al, 2018), as it may be difficult for women to acquire leadership positions.…”

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Does gender matter for hotel performance? Evidence from the Italian hospitality industry

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2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between gender and profitability in the Italian hospitality industry during the period 2008–2017. The study examines whether female executive managers have any significant effect on the performance of hotel firms. Gender differences result in female underperformance when performance is measured by firm size. Within a bivariate model, findings show few differences when growth and profitability are compared by gender. When a regression model is designed to control other performance determinants (demographic, financial, and family variables), women‐managed hotels outperform those managed by men for hotel growth.

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Does gender matter for hotel performance? Evidence from the Italian hospitality industry

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Paoloni

2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…The focus group discussions analysis allowed for the study of changes on personal capacities or self-confidence. Literature has shown that women have a poor personal perception of leadership capacity, and low self-esteem and career ambition [48], which brings on a self-imposed barrier, reducing women's ambition for promotion [36,49]. The qualitative results highlighted that the program had an extraordinary influence on female students.…”

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Education for Sustainable Leadership: Raising Women’s Capacities

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Sánchez²,

Cabrero³

2019

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Education is an imperative key to driving sustainability and gender equity. In addition to addressing well-known female deficiencies in leadership training, it is really important to develop initiatives in sustainable leadership education for women to acquire skills, competencies and tools on leadership and to increase their self-perceptions. The purpose of this study is to assess a Women’s Leadership Program for university students. The sample consisted of 50 students enrolled in the program. A mixed-method approach was applied. Quantitative methods with a survey were conducted to evaluate the training and the achievement of leadership skills. In the data analysis, a descriptive statistics variance analysis, using a Welch statistic and T2 Dunnett test, was applied. Qualitative research methods were conducted through three focus groups to evaluate personal changes in their own-perceptions and self-confidence. Results suggest that the female students in the program reached a level of leadership knowledge with practical tools for their future. The program inspired them and confirmed changes in their personal capacities or self-confidence, including reflection about facing challenges in the work environment. The findings support the effectiveness of the specific education in breaking two barriers shown by the literature for women to getting a managerial position: lack of training and female self-confidence.

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“…Analysis of the focus group discussions permitted the study of changes in personal capacities and self-confidence. The literature has shown that women have a poor personal perception of their leadership capacity, and low self-esteem and career ambition [59], which results in a self-imposed barrier, reducing women's ambition for promotion [47,60]. The qualitative results highlighted that the program had an extraordinary influence on female students.…”

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Education for Sustainable Leadership: Fostering Women’s Empowerment at the University Level

2019

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Education is imperative to driving sustainability and gender equity. Moreover, it is extremely important to develop initiatives in sustainable leadership education for women in order for them to acquire skills and competencies in leadership and to improve their self-perception of their capabilities. The purpose of this study was to assess a Women’s Leadership Program for university students. The sample consisted of 50 students enrolled in the program. A mixed-method approach was applied. Quantitative methods with a survey were conducted to evaluate the training and attainment of leadership skills. In the data analysis, a descriptive statistics variance analysis, using a Welch statistic and T2 Dunnett test, was applied. Qualitative research methods were conducted through three focus groups to evaluate changes in their perceptions of themselves and their self-confidence. The results suggest that the female students in the program obtained a level of leadership knowledge with practical tools for their future. The program inspired them and confirmed changes in their self-confidence and view of their personal capacities, including reflection on facing challenges in the work environment. The findings support the effectiveness of specific education in breaking two barriers, identified in the literature, for women in managerial positions: lack of training and self-confidence.

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Incorporating a gender approach in the hospitality industry: Female executives’ perceptions

Cited by 116 publications

References 68 publications

Does gender matter for hotel performance? Evidence from the Italian hospitality industry

Does gender matter for hotel performance? Evidence from the Italian hospitality industry

Education for Sustainable Leadership: Raising Women’s Capacities

Education for Sustainable Leadership: Fostering Women’s Empowerment at the University Level

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Incorporating a gender approach in the hospitality industry: Female executives’ perceptions

Cited by 116 publications

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Does gender matter for hotel performance? Evidence from the Italian hospitality industry

Does gender matter for hotel performance? Evidence from the Italian hospitality industry

Education for Sustainable Leadership: Raising Women&rsquo;s Capacities

Education for Sustainable Leadership: Fostering Women’s Empowerment at the University Level

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