Women managers in tourism: Associations for building a sustainable world

Seeking Gender Equality in the Tourism Sector: A Systematic Bibliometric Review

“…Earning lower wages than their peers, even doing the same work [2], and increasing this gender pay gap with the level of education [7]. Managerial positions are dominated by men even though studies show that companies with female representation on managerial positions performing better than those without women [10]. When they manage to reach those positions, women have much higher pressure than men [10], They are relegated to lower-level positions, concentrated in certain job niches often associated with an extension of work household chores [11] such as cleaning of spaces, kitchen, housekeepers, cabin crew work, etc.…”

“…Managerial positions are dominated by men even though studies show that companies with female representation on managerial positions performing better than those without women [10]. When they manage to reach those positions, women have much higher pressure than men [10], They are relegated to lower-level positions, concentrated in certain job niches often associated with an extension of work household chores [11] such as cleaning of spaces, kitchen, housekeepers, cabin crew work, etc. Is significant of this concentration the fact that approximately 79% of flight attendants in US are women, while approximately 5% of airline pilots and 1.43% captains are women [12].…”

“…In fact, having children may have a greater impact on women's careers than on men's [4] due to domestic responsibilities, and by societal perceptions of motherhood. That push women to pause their professional career once they have children, creating a disadvantage in future promotions [10]. Is not until recently that there is an acknowledgement that family and professional life cannot be separated, as it had been for years when work was something recognized only to men, left women in the realm of work at home.…”

“…Is not until recently that there is an acknowledgement that family and professional life cannot be separated, as it had been for years when work was something recognized only to men, left women in the realm of work at home. But these societal perceptions are still discouraging some women from seeking promotions in their organizations [4,14], becoming entrepreneurs or even from growing in public spheres [10].…”

“…Men are crucial agents of change [10], that is why it is necessary the normalization of both men and women in varied industry roles [12] to help overcome the gender stereotypes that still exist in society. In the family sphere, among friends, in the workplace or in business [10], even in education [22] there is still strengthened gender stereotype [10].…”