Gender differences in the hospitality industry: A Job quality index

Rosa Santero, Mónica Segovia-Pérez, Belen Castro-Nuñez, Cristina Figueroa-Domecq and Pilar Talón-Ballestero

Tourism Management, 2015, vol. 51, issue C, 234-246

Abstract: Employment in the hospitality industry is generally associated with lower quality of employment opportunities than other industries. While women's participation has improved both quantitatively and qualitatively, they continue to encounter a host of barriers attributable to labour market discrimination. A gender-oriented study of job quality is consequently in order.

Keywords: Composite indicator; Labour; Women; Gender; Discrimination; Labour quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.05.025

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