Breaking boundaries: Exploring gendered challenges and advancing equality for Iranian women careers in tourism

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dc.citation.volume103
dc.contributor.authorCarrasco-Santos MJ
dc.contributor.authorSeyfi S
dc.contributor.authorHosseini S
dc.contributor.authorHall CM
dc.contributor.authorMohajer B
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida-García F
dc.contributor.authorCortes Macías R
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-06T20:36:41Z
dc.date.available2025-08-06T20:36:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-01
dc.description.abstractWhile there's growing interest in gender and employment issues in tourism studies, a gap exists when examining the obstacles women face in career pursuits, especially in theocratic societies. Drawing on Risman's gender structure theory, this qualitative study investigates how Iranian women perceive the impact of gender power dynamics on their careers and those of their peers. The findings reveal inhibitory factors affecting women's quest for equal career opportunities, including deeply ingrained societal influences on gender roles, institutionalized gender discrimination, and self-imposed constraints. The findings also demonstrate how gender stereotypes and theocratic structures manifest in the Iranian tourism industry, and how Iranian women working in the tourism sector actively negotiate, resist, and challenge these stereotypes to advance their careers. In a field where most gender-related studies originate from Western perspectives, this study holds particular significance in amplifying the voices of those in non-Western, theocratic societies.
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dc.edition.editionAugust 2024
dc.identifier.citationJesús Carrasco-Santos M, Seyfi S, Hosseini S, Hall CM, Mohajer B, Almeida-García F, Cortes Macías R. (2024). Breaking boundaries: Exploring gendered challenges and advancing equality for Iranian women careers in tourism. Tourism Management. 103.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tourman.2024.104913
dc.identifier.eissn0261-5177
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0261-5177
dc.identifier.number104913
dc.identifier.piiS0261517724000323
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73310
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261517724000323
dc.relation.isPartOfTourism Management
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectGender inequality
dc.subjectGender power dynamics
dc.subjectGender stereotypes
dc.subjectCareer obstacles
dc.subjectWomen empowerment
dc.subjectIranian women
dc.titleBreaking boundaries: Exploring gendered challenges and advancing equality for Iranian women careers in tourism
dc.typeJournal article
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