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Too many barriers to overcome? Career challenges of women in the UK hospitality industry

Too many barriers to overcome? Career challenges of women in the UK hospitality industry

Kokkranikal, Jithendran ORCID: 0000-0003-0103-562X , Calinaud, Valentine and Baum, Tom (2024) Too many barriers to overcome? Career challenges of women in the UK hospitality industry. International Journal of Tourism Research. ISSN 1099-2340 (Print), 1522-1970 (Online) (In Press)

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Abstract

Women face numerous challenges in building a successful career. The hospitality industry exemplifies workplaces where women find progressing careers to senior management very challenging. This paper explores barriers to women’s career progression in the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom (UK). The study analyses the views of women in management positions in the UK hospitality industry on challenges they face in career progression. The findings indicate that women face numerous barriers in their career paths, and these include gender bias, microaggressions, work-life balance issues, lack of gender diversity, inflexibility, and mentoring.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: gender equality, hospitality, career barriers, career disablers, microaggressions
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Greenwich Business School
Greenwich Business School > Tourism and Marketing Research Centre (TMRC)
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2024 13:54
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/47622

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