The Role of Women in Tourism Employment With Special Reference to Antalya, Turkey

Abstract

The contribution of women in the business world has increased in recent years, although women are underrepresented in management and leadership. A number of studies have considered the role of women in the workplace but there is less work on the position of women in tourism employment. In the tourism industry, the percentage of women who work in the industry is high, but their function is dominated by unskilled, low-paid jobs. The aim of the article is to examine the extent to which gender segregates men and women both horizontally, in terms of types of work, and vertically, by promotion prospects. Overall, women are paid less than men and fill positions which are seen as a lower level of task. In developing countries the position of women in management is of a lower status still than in the developed countries. This article will demonstrate that such differences cannot be attributed to differences in levels of educational attainment or work experience alone.