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Hotel Employees’ Experiences and Perspectives on Gender Inequality in The Hotel Business in Sofia, Bulgaria
Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society.
2022 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This study focuses on gender in tourism, adopting a qualitative approach comprised of semi-structured interviews with seven hotel personnel working in Sofia, Bulgaria.The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) describes gender equality as the rights, responsibilities, and equal opportunities of men and women, as well as girls and boys. Furthermore, gender parity is acknowledged as a human rights issue as well as a necessity and indicator of long-term human-centred prosperity (UNWTO, 2019). As a response, this research investigates some of the most prominent occurrences of gender inequality in the hotel industry. The main findings include the fundamental principles of natural reproduction for women, physical discrepancies between men and women, and limitations on women's leadership potential. According to research, researcher must recognize the relevance of context while arguing for or demanding gender equality. This paper is especially valuable in that it highlights shortcomings, revealing that gender disparity in Bulgaria is frequently related with cultural ideology and preconceptions in public opinion. These exclusions and mischaracterizations are pertinent to employers and employee’s engagement in the context of attaining gender equality in the tourism and hospitality sector. This thesis has discovered several dosage loading inadequacies that future researchers might utilize to build, evaluate, and further investigate the gender equality struggle. Hence, it is concluded that more researches on how women adapt to gender disparity in the hospitality business is required. 

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2022.
Keywords [en]
Tourism, Hotel Industry, Gender Inequality, Preconception, Perspective
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Work Sciences Gender Studies Economics and Business
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-41902OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-41902DiVA, id: diva2:1682757
Subject / course
Tourism Studies
Available from: 2022-07-12 Created: 2022-07-12

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