Description
Book SynopsisGender based violence (GBV) in travel and tourism is embedded within wider social structures of gender inequalities and discrimination. This book focuses on the multiple and interconnected manifestations of violence that women and girls encounter in tourism consumption and production, such as physical, sexual, emotional or socio-economic abuse. The book adopts a multidisciplinary perspective in its critical examination of the theoretical landscape of GBV, and its engagement with case studies on GBV and sexual harassment. It draws on feminist, intersectional and post-colonial frameworks, bringing together contributions from academics and practitioners across the globe. This book: Provides a critical approach to gender-based violence as part of broader social structures of inequality and discrimination in the tourism and hospitality industries. Draws on a range of disciplinary approaches, includinggender studies, geography, international relations, law, sociology and tourism studies. Brings together work by scholars who are engaging with the concept of gender-based violence in a wide range of tourism settings and practices. Includes profiles of organisations and initiatives that are attempting to tackle GBV in tourism, hospitality and beyond. Exploring an important topic of current times, this book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the areas of tourism, hospitality, gender studies, international relations, law, geography and sociology.
Table of Contents-: Introducing Critical Debates on Gender-based Violence in Tourism Chapter 1: Gender-Based Violence: A Systematic Review of Causes and Intersections with Tourism Chapter 2: Gender-Based Harassment in Tourism Academia: Organisational Collusion, Coercion and Compliance Chapter 3: The Silenced Phenomenon: Sexual harassment in the Hospitality and Tourism Workplace Chapter 4: Labour Force Participation and Violence: A Research about Female Tourism Workers in Turkey Chapter 5: Sexual Harassment and Wellbeing in Tourism Workplaces: The Perspectives of Female Tour Guides Chapter 6: Trafficking in Human Beings in the Tourism Industry: Trends and Approaches Chapter 7: Embodying Gender and Risk: Mountain Bike Tourism in Mexico Chapter 8: An Autoethnography of Respectful Tourism: The Double-Bind of a Female Traveller in Morocco Chapter 9: “Danger Men” - Effects of a Post-Chauvinism Campaign Aimed at Tourists in Spain Chapter 10: #MeToo: A Feminist Hashtag Analysis of Gender-Based Violence Against Solo Female Travellers
