Equality in Tourism

The Gender Equality Champion of the Year Award is BACK! 🏆 We’re delighted to open applications for the third edition of this groundbreaking award, which celebrates tourism and hospitality organisations showing exceptional commitment to gender equality. Is that you? 👀 Perhaps you’ve launched a transformative gender policy, rolled out a training initiative to address the skills gap, or helped more women crack into a male-dominated corner of the industry. However you’ve created change for women, we’d love to hear about it. This award is open to industry organisations all over the world, no matter if you’re a tiny start-up or a multinational brand. Apply by 20th January 2025: https://lnkd.in/eXcmwfAt Winners are announced at ITB Berlin in March. 💜 Thanks to our sponsor World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance for supporting the award and helping us amplify impact in the industry! #GenderEquality #SustainableTourism #NetPositiveHospitality #WomenInTourism #WomenInTravel #TourismAwards #TourismNews

How is climate change impacting women in destinations? 🌍 Our Gender, Tourism & Climate Change roundtable discussion will dig into this critical question, reflecting on current challenges and solutions for the future. This is a much-needed and overdue conversation, as we all work to create a just transition to a sustainable industry. The event will bring together travel experts, workers in tourism, academics and climate activists, to kickstart collaborations and prompt further research. Could your voice be a valuable addition? 🗣 If you're interested in attending and can make it to London on 28th November, email Dr. Stroma Cole on stroma@equalityintourism.org for more details. 📷 Photo of seaweed farmers in Zanzibar by Natalija Gormalova / Climate Visuals Countdown #ClimateJustice #GenderJustice #SustainableTourism #WomenInTourism #ResponsibleTourism #ClimateAction 

Welcoming Irstel Jansen to our network of associates! ✨ Irstel is a social entrepreneur and human rights consultant with 20 years' experience in tourism and international development. She heads the Women In Travel Collective, a pioneering initiative to create a supportive community for women in the Sri Lankan tourism sector, advocating for increased female participation, gender equity and challenging social norms. Read more about her work and all our associates here: https://lnkd.in/gfNDT6ZD #SriLankaTourism #TourismSriLanka #WomenInTourism #WomenInTravel #GenderEquality #TourismNetworking

We are proud to be sponsoring the third edition of the Equality in Tourism Gender Equality Champion of the Year Award! The Award celebrates organisations committed to promoting #genderequality within the #hospitality and #tourism industries. With #hospitalitycompanies across our #globalnetwork driving the sector towards a #fair and #inclusive future, we encourage your #hotel to enter the awards and #inspire other companies to follow in your footsteps! Find out more and enter: https://lnkd.in/eXcmwfAt #EDI #Equality #Equity #SocialResponsibility #ResponsibleHotels #ResponsibleHospitality #InclusiveHospitality #NetPositive

In Madhya Pradesh, women empowerment is one of the seven core values in the government’s Responsible Tourism Mission. ♀️ On a recent trip to India, our Associate Elisa Spampinato saw firsthand how this value is being lived out through initiatives by the local tourism board. From the changing status of women who've become homestay owners, to the self-defence programme helping local women feel safer – Elisa has written about some of those initiatives and their impact for us: https://buff.ly/3YvaOdU Have a read and you'll understand why Madhya Pradesh Tourism has twice been shortlisted for our Gender Equality Champion of the Year Award. 👏 #GenderEquality #IndiaTourism #WomenInTourism #WomenInTravel #ResponsibleTourism

We have big news... 📣 FUTOURWORK, a new Horizon Europe Project, is launching in January 2025 to transform social dialogue in tourism and hospitality! 🎉 This ambitious intersectional feminist initiative aims to bring systemic change to how labour issues are addressed across the industry, promoting worker wellbeing and tackling job precarity. We’re delighted to be leading the project’s Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication activity and look forward to collaborating with our partners: University of Westminster, CoLABOR, Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa, Babes-Bolyai University, The American College of Greece, Dalarna University, and the Zangador Research Institute. Learn more about FUTOURWORK and how it will spearhead meaningful change in the industry: https://lnkd.in/ejm2CmrD #FUTOURWORK #HorizonEurope #SocialDialogue #WorkerWellbeing #TourismNews #SustainableTourism #SustainableHospitality

✨ What we see are patterns of inequality being reproduced and reinforced rather than reduced, but there is a possibility to turn the ship around ✨ At our recent event on the Just Sustainability Transition in Tourism, Dr. Stroma Cole discussed her groundbreaking research highlighting the direct link between the slow onset of #climatechange and #gender-based violence. She explored how global crises, the AI revolution, and algorithmic job management are poised to impact men and women differently. By placing justice at the heart of the conversation, Dr. Cole calls for a focus on #feminist alternative tourism economics to address the root causes of gender inequality. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/grBFwswG Equality in Tourism Griffith Institute for Tourism #justice

Does community tourism really empower women? 🤔 Of course, many initiatives offer employment opportunities and generation of income. But these factors don't automatically lead to a change in gender relations. As GEMA MARTÍNEZ-GAYO reflects for Alba Sud, "the presence of women in an activity does not ensure that it is carried out in terms of equality."  Read her thoughtful article featuring examples from Latin America here: https://lnkd.in/dFkstbbc #GenderEquality #CommunityBasedTourism #Turismo #WomenInTourism #GenderRelations

✨ Spotlight on Kenya Association of Women in Tourism ✨ How are they creating change for their members and other women in the industry? Some highlights from their year so far include… ⭐ Hosting a “Tourism in Africa: The Role Women Play” conference, featuring a host of esteemed speakers in fields like climate, safety, technology and accessibility. ⭐ Organising their first Hospitality Graduate Summit, bringing together graduating students and employers in a relaxed environment. ⭐ Signing an MOU with the Strathmore University School of Tourism and Hospitality -STH. This will create opportunities such as customised training, fundraising for county-level climate action projects, and research for policy advocacy. Part of our network of associates, it's great to hear about the progress and impact KAWT is making. 👏 We'd love to know – which organisations are raising the voice of women in tourism in your country? 📷 CEO JACQUELINE KALI and Strathmore University Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Student Affairs Elizabeth Gachenga sign the MOU, as School Dean David Chiawo, PhD looks on. #WomenInTourism #WomenInTravel #GenderEquality #KenyaTourism #SustainableTourism

✨ Proud to be recognized! ✨ We are thrilled to be featured in the article: "Tourism’s Gender Pay Gap Problem and How to Close It". At Travel Excellence, we are committed to fostering gender equality and creating an inclusive work environment. As the 2023 Gender Equality Champion of the Year, we provide training on vital topics such as work-life balance, co-responsibility at home, and how to be a key player in building a gender-equal society. Empowering our employees with knowledge and tools to challenge bias is how we contribute to closing the gap in our industry. Together, we can create a more equitable future! 🌍💼 #GenderEquality #InclusiveWorkplace #TravelExcellence Equality in Tourism complete article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eUgeG-Uc __ ✨ ¡Orgullosos de ser reconocidos! ✨ Estamos emocionados de ser mencionados en este artículo que aborda el tema de "Problema de la Brecha Salarial de Género en el Turismo y cómo Cerrarla". En Travel Excellence, estamos comprometidos con la promoción de la igualdad de género y la creación de un entorno laboral inclusivo. Como Ganadores del Premio al Campeón de Igualdad de Género 2023, promovemos temas clave como el equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal, la corresponsabilidad en el hogar y cómo ser protagonistas en la construcción de una sociedad con igualdad de género. Empoderar a nuestros colaboradores con el conocimiento y las herramientas para desafiar los sesgos es nuestra forma de contribuir a cerrar la brecha en nuestra industria. ¡Juntos podemos crear un futuro más equitativo! 🌍💼 #IgualdadDeGénero #EntornoInclusivo #TravelExcellence