Gender (In)Equality in Local Employment: A Perspective of Municipal Executives
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https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi61.535Keywords:
women, gender discrimination, tourism, employment, and local policiesAbstract
Despite the existence of a legal framework that protects gender equality in Portuguese society, several social realities oppose this democratic principle, specifically those relating to the scope of employment where various discriminatory practices continue to be reproduced. Several obstacles and discriminations faced by women in their work in the sector were found and research was directed in the attempt to understand more globally the issue of gender inequalities in Douro society and its relationship with the potential that tourism represents as an empowerment factor for women. The software MAXQDA 2018 was used for data analysis and six general themes emerged: conditioning; experience in local politics; gender equality; policies to support local entrepreneurship; labour market; gender stereotypes. It is possible to perceive the influence of social, cultural, educational, and political conditioning in women's participation in the local labour market. Although it is evident the importance and dynamism of tourism in the Douro region it is invisible the increase in employment and new opportunities for locals and subsequent reinforcing the gender discrimination as a reality for tourism demand. Understanding this reality is an alert to the need to uphold the legal and moral principle of the right to gender equality.
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