This chapter explores the gendered structure of employment in the Turkish hotel sector in Antalya. This research not only demonstrates the existence of gender discrimination in the tourism industry and violence against women, but also demonstrates its multiple dimensions. Individual, social, and...

Drawing on the theme of gender equality in tourism, this book aims to identify the main obstacles to women's advancement in the tourism industry, and to discover and share successful strategies to overcome them, drawing on case studies from all over the world. Interlaced between the 12 chapters of...

This chapter discusses the nature of women's work in tourism-related services in the Cappadoccia region of central Turkey. It attempts to contribute to the growing body of gender analysis within tourism studies by examining the conditions of women's work outside the home (e.g. in hotels,...