Too many barriers to overcome? Career challenges of women in the UK hospitality industry

Baum, Tom and Kokkranikal, Jithendran (2024) Too many barriers to overcome? Career challenges of women in the UK hospitality industry. International Journal of Tourism Research, 26 (4). e2726. ISSN 1099-2340 (https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2726)

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Abstract

Women face numerous challenges in building a successful career. The hospitality industry exemplifies workplaces where women find progressing careers to senior management very challenging. This paper explores barriers to women's career progression in the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom (UK). The study analyses the views of women in management positions in the UK hospitality industry on challenges they face in career progression. The findings indicate that women face numerous barriers in their career paths, and these include gender bias, microaggressions, work-life balance issues, lack of gender diversity, inflexibility, and mentoring.

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Baum, Tom ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5918-847X and Kokkranikal, Jithendran;
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