Quote from Natascha Dockal on 9. March 2021, 16:09

Very interesting article - thank you for sharing. I think that such women can be considered role models for young girls. The role that these women take on is therefore not only valuable from a professional point of view, but above all socially a kind of "prime example".

Quote from Harald A. Friedl on 9. March 2021, 16:17

Dear Natascha, thank you very much for your contribution. What do you think that the touris industry could do, what kind of efforts, in order to empower young women?

Quote from Anna Kodek on 9. March 2021, 21:19

Covid-19 affects women in tourism particularly hard. This article looks at the inequality of women compared to their male counterparts in tourism during Corona. It highlights aspects of why many women are now one step closer to poverty and suggests courses of action.

Women first | Tourism Watch - Information Service Tourism and Development (tourism-watch.de)

Quote from Harald A. Friedl on 9. March 2021, 22:20

Thank you very much for this contribution, Miss Kodek. Indeed have crises the critical tendency to sharpen problematic power structures by increasing powerty among women who tend to carry the resposnibility for the whole family in many regions in the world. That's the reason why many of the SDGs are focussing on the improvement of the women's situation, such as SDG 1 (Fighting poverty), 3 (health and well-being), 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality) and others.
So I invite all network members to discuss ideas about how to improve the situation of women in Viet Nam and Thailand IN tourism and BY tourism in order to reach sustainability on this behalf.

Some sources:

http://tourism4sdgs.org/sdg-5-gender-equality/

https://www.unwto.org/gender-and-tourism

http://www.transforming-tourism.org/goal-5-gender-equality.html

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/women-and-the-sdgs

Quote from Natascha Dockal on 15. March 2021, 13:32

Since women make up the majority of tourism workers in most regions of the world, and tend to be in the lowest paid and least respected jobs there, I think a lot of it is about appreciation, education and training. Given the burden that rests on the shoulders of women, appropriate pay is the very least.
As part of my master's thesis, I'm looking at sustainability - which includes not only the ecological and economic components, but also the social ones. In this respect, in addition to appreciation of the activity (which costs nothing and is still worth a lot), I could also imagine donation campaigns for local women's shelters, support in education, support especially for young women and girls, but also education (for example with regard to genital mutilation in Africa) as helpful measures.

Here you can find some programs and campaigns of the UNWTO with regard to Gender Equality:

https://www.unwto.org/gender-and-tourism

 

Quote from Natascha Dockal on 15. March 2021, 13:40

But I personally also think that, especially on the occasion of International Women's Day, you can think about how safe a tourist destination is for women. The case of Sarah Everard in particular is currently causing an unrest in the UK:

The 33-year-old British woman Sarah Everard was reported missing on 03.03. when she disappeared on her way home. A police officer is considered an urgent suspect who is said to have abducted and killed Sarah. Violence and murder of a woman by a representative of the system that is supposed to protect women. The case causes a sensation and rightly so. Who among us women doesn't know it - a key between the fingers on the way home in the evening to be able to fight back; pepper spray and/or a pocket alarm ready to hand; the fear when someone walks behind you; the fake phone call; the "I arrived home safely" message; the fear... and yet there are always voices saying that women have to be careful, that they are the ones to blame for assaults, that they even have themselves to blame if they leave the house alone late at night. It is apparently easier to blame the "victim" than to take action against the perpetrators....

Such an image can cause considerable damage to the tourism destination, because which woman feels safe when female murders, rape and kidnapping are not so rare in the region? To conclude, I believe that the protection of women, the simultaneous education of men, targeted measures for equality and monitoring of the measures to a safe travel destination that is also attractive for women traveling alone is essential.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56399410

Quote from Harald A. Friedl on 15. March 2021, 15:04

Quote from Natascha Dockal on 15. March 2021, 13:32

Since women make up the majority of tourism workers in most regions of the world, and tend to be in the lowest paid and least respected jobs there, I think a lot of it is about appreciation, education and training. Given the burden that rests on the shoulders of women, appropriate pay is the very least.
As part of my master's thesis, I'm looking at sustainability - which includes not only the ecological and economic components, but also the social ones. In this respect, in addition to appreciation of the activity (which costs nothing and is still worth a lot), I could also imagine donation campaigns for local women's shelters, support in education, support especially for young women and girls, but also education (for example with regard to genital mutilation in Africa) as helpful measures.

Here you can find some programs and campaigns of the UNWTO with regard to Gender Equality:

https://www.unwto.org/gender-and-tourism

 

Wow, big issue, that'ts a lot of work to do.
I had a guest lecture in Uganda two years ago and was able to observe that female students had strong barrieres even to talk loudly. So, the first thing I did there was a training to talk loundly, to learn to be more present, to communicate more effective.
The big challenge with empowerment, it is a tricky process: To create better circumstances and regulations for women means also to support them to be more courageously. And there is no big difference between Africa or Europe...
Who is ready to fight for her - or his - rights...?

Quote from Natascha Dockal on 16. March 2021, 11:10

Of course, I quite agree with you. And I think that just training courage and learning to speak up and confidently can be a challenge...

Quote from Harald A. Friedl on 16. March 2021, 12:00

Thanks, Natascha. Actually, I am on the way to answer your other posts from yesterday. your engagement is just overwhelming, that's great.
Keep on writing 😉