RT Journal Article
T1 Breaking boundaries: Exploring gendered challenges and advancing equality for Iranian women careers in tourism.
A1 Carrasco-Santos, María Jesús
A1 Siamak, Seyfi
A1 Hosseini, Seyedassad
A1 Hall, C. Michael
A1 Mohajer, Boshra
A1 Almeida-García, Fernando
A1 Cortés-Macías, Rafael
K1 Turismo - Personal - Irán
K1 Mujeres - Trabajo - Irán
K1 Igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo - Irán
AB While 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.
PB Elsevier
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30646
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30646
LA eng
NO Carrasco-Santos, M.J., Seyfi, S., Hosseini, S., Hall, C.M., Mohajer, B., Almeida-García, F., & Cortés-Macías, R. (2024). Breaking boundaries: Exploring gendered challenges and advancing equality for Iranian women careers in tourism, Tourism Management,volume 103, 2024, 104913, ISSN 0261-5177, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2024.104913
NO Política de acceso abierto tomada de: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/17162
NO The research was funded by the project: Adaptation strategies and alternatives from inland tourism destinations in times of change (ADAPTATUR) (PID2020114186RB-C22), Ministry of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain.Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 24 ene 2026