The role of women in tourism in KwaZulu-Natal

Mkhize, Gabi; Cele, Nokuthula

doi:10.1080/10130950.2017.1371527

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“…With respect to livelihood conditions, house conditions of poor residents can be improved, which accords with the conclusion of Harris [79]. Concerning education training, our results indicate that exploiting the tourism industry has a significant positive influence on the promotion of education infrastructure, which is consistent with Mkhize and Cele [14]. In health care, with the enhancement of tourism tax, the local government actively provides a greater level of health service to poor residents [41].…”

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Poor Residents’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism on Poverty Alleviation: From the Perspective of Multidimensional Poverty

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Tourism plays a crucial role in alleviating poverty deprivations and achieving sustainable development. Nevertheless, there is a lack of literature regarding evaluating poor residents’ perceptions of the impacts of tourism on poverty alleviation from the perspective of multidimensional poverty. Taking Fenghuang County, China, as the study area, this study established an evaluation framework by using the Delphi method based on multidimensional poverty theory. Moreover, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was employed to identify the weight of each indicator and assess poor residents’ perceptions of the impacts of tourism on poverty alleviation. The results indicate that tourism economic development has been a momentous contributor to alleviating multidimensional poverty in study locations to a certain extent (3.180). However, there is still room for improvement and promotion. With respect to various dimensions, the mean of economic level is the highest (1.125), whilst the means of education training (0.420) and health care (0.819) are relatively lower than the other dimensions.

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“…Even if in microscale, the effects on the whole community, small tourism operators or ordinary residents are more intensively analyzed and discussed in the extant literature [12][13][14]. According to the proposal of DFID, the core goal for pro-poor tourism is that a net benefit for poor residents could be generated [15].…”

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Poor Residents’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism on Poverty Alleviation: From the Perspective of Multidimensional Poverty

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“…This is due to the high failure rate of female-owned businesses. The South African government and other nongovernmental organisations established several programmes that support and promote women entrepreneurship in the tourism industry (Mkhize & Cele, 2017). However, Tshabalala and Ezeuduji (2016) mentioned that women are mostly playing the supporting role (such as housekeeping and receptionist) in tourism-related businesses.…”

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Women Tourism Entrepreneurs in KwaZulu – Natal, South Africa: Capabilities and Challenges?

Nzama,

Ezeuduji

2024

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This study conducted in the context of South Africa, aims to explore gender nuances in the performances of tourism-related businesses in the Durban Central Business District, KwaZulu-Natal, with emphases on traditional societal perceptions and access to capital. Questionnaire survey, a quantitative research method, was used to collect data from 150 tourism-related business owners and managers using purposive sampling method. Data was analysed using IBM’s SPSS version 25 software. Descriptive (frequency, mean), bivariate (Spearman’s Rank Correlation (two-tailed) test, Pearson’s Chi-Square test, Mann-Whitney U test) and multivariate (Reliability test using Cronbach’s Alpha) data analyses were applied in this study. Results shows that entrepreneurial performance is influenced by the belief system of the society, marketing capabilities, and the entrepreneur background. Hence, there may be the influence of African traditional societal perceptions on African women entrepreneurs to be more contented than men with the small size of their businesses (because society expects them not to manage large businesses). This study did not make a conclusive finding that gender plays a strong role in differentiating business success or performance. However, the study found that it is somewhat easier for female entrepreneurs to find business start-up capital. Based on this study results, authors recommend that entrepreneurial training and mentorship programmes should emphasise that gender has no role in determining entrepreneurial success. Better optimisation of marketing capability and increased awareness of entrepreneurs regarding sources of business funding, are crucial for business start-ups and success.

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“…Reports emanating from the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC) region show that men dominate management positions in the tourism industry (Nyaruwata and Nyaruwata, 2013;Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), 2012https://www.gemconsortium.org/report/gem-2012-womens-report). There has been a call from the global community to empower women in all socio-economic activities, and promoting women entrepreneurship is a significant way to achieve that (Kimbu et al, 2019), specifically in the tourism industry with its high potential for economic growth (Mkhize and Cele, 2017).…”

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“…Much gender-based entrepreneurship studies (such as Kimbu et al, 2019;Kokotović et al, 2016;Mkhize and Cele, 2017;Nxopo and Iwu, 2016;Sarfaraz et al, 2014;Todorović et al, 2016;Tshabalala and Ezeuduji, 2016;Vossenberg, 2013;Witbooi and Ukpere, 2011) focused on women entrepreneurship as a driver of gender equality, poverty reduction, and social development. They did not specifically explore gender-induced differences or perceptions, especially from the African perspective.…”

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Nuanced Gender Perceptions: Tourism Business Capabilities in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Nzama¹,

Africa²,

Ezeuduji³

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We explored nuanced gender perceptions regarding the influences that business capabilities may have on tourism-related business operations in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. We used structured questionnaire to collect data from 150 tourism-related entrepreneurs and managers. This study made no conclusive finding that gender does play a role with regard to differentiating business success or performance, as reported in some literature. However, marketing capability is the main factor that influence business performance.

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The role of women in tourism in KwaZulu-Natal

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Poor Residents’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism on Poverty Alleviation: From the Perspective of Multidimensional Poverty

Poor Residents’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism on Poverty Alleviation: From the Perspective of Multidimensional Poverty

Women Tourism Entrepreneurs in KwaZulu – Natal, South Africa: Capabilities and Challenges?

Nuanced Gender Perceptions: Tourism Business Capabilities in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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