Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11005001 | International Journal of Hospitality Management | 2019 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Despite the increasing presence of women in the hospitality labour market, empirical evidence shows persistent horizontal and vertical segregation, as well as a pay gap - a situation that perpetuates lost opportunities for the industry. Based on Barbara Risman's model “Gender as a Social Structure” as a leading reference, the paper provides a gender based approach for the hospitality industry. Risman's three levels of analysis (Individual, Interactional and Institutional) are completed with an Intersectional level, conforming the “Gender as a Social Structure in the Hospitality Industry” model. This model aims at identifying factors that cause discrimination among female executives. The methodology is based on thirty semi-structured in-depth interviews with female executives in the Spanish hospitality industry. The results show that the influence of self-imposed barriers, gender roles, problems associated with work-life conciliation and issues related to gendered organizations are the main factors that hinder achieving gender equality.
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Authors
Mónica Segovia-Pérez, Cristina Figueroa-Domecq, Laura Fuentes-Moraleda, Ana Muñoz-Mazón,