Women’s Economic Empowerment through Tourism: A Case Study of Selected Western Balkans Countries
Апстракт
Tourism is considered to be an essential means of empowering women in the national, regional and global economy, presenting both opportunities for gender equality and women’s empowerment. However, the general lack of women’s empowerment worldwide calls for research. This paper investigates opportunities for women to improve their socioeconomic status through tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. Its methodology is based on qualitative research. A survey was conducted on a sample of 388 female respondents engaged within the tourism sector from these countries. The results are presented through descriptive methods, comparing the attitudes of women 18 to 65 years of age, their respective levels of education and barriers within entrepreneurship activities in tourism. The data obtained were analyzed in accordance with the objectives of this study and the research questions posed. It is found that training and further education, as well as providing financial assistance,... would significantly assist women in opening their own tourism businesses within the region. The study also finds that women generally report financial support as a crucial factor in helping support businesses in the tourism sector.
Кључне речи:
women’s empowerment / tourism / Serbia / Montenegro / equality / B&HИзвор:
Journal Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, 2022, 2022, 3-4, 149-175Издавач:
- Institut ekonomskih nauka, Beograd
Финансирање / пројекти:
- This research was supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 7754305, Engagement in Academic Achievements and Extracurricular Activities as Predictors of Life Satisfaction among High-school and University Students – SHINE.
Институција/група
Fakultet organizacionih naukaTY - JOUR AU - Pavlović, Dejana AU - Bjelica, Dragan AU - Bodroža, D. AU - Jovičić, E. AU - Pindžo, R. PY - 2022 UR - https://rfos.fon.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2406 AB - Tourism is considered to be an essential means of empowering women in the national, regional and global economy, presenting both opportunities for gender equality and women’s empowerment. However, the general lack of women’s empowerment worldwide calls for research. This paper investigates opportunities for women to improve their socioeconomic status through tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. Its methodology is based on qualitative research. A survey was conducted on a sample of 388 female respondents engaged within the tourism sector from these countries. The results are presented through descriptive methods, comparing the attitudes of women 18 to 65 years of age, their respective levels of education and barriers within entrepreneurship activities in tourism. The data obtained were analyzed in accordance with the objectives of this study and the research questions posed. It is found that training and further education, as well as providing financial assistance, would significantly assist women in opening their own tourism businesses within the region. The study also finds that women generally report financial support as a crucial factor in helping support businesses in the tourism sector. PB - Institut ekonomskih nauka, Beograd T2 - Journal Women's Entrepreneurship and Education T1 - Women’s Economic Empowerment through Tourism: A Case Study of Selected Western Balkans Countries EP - 175 IS - 3-4 SP - 149 VL - 2022 DO - 10.28934/jwee22.34.pp149-175 UR - conv_3752 ER -
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Pavlović, D., Bjelica, D., Bodroža, D., Jovičić, E.,& Pindžo, R.. (2022). Women’s Economic Empowerment through Tourism: A Case Study of Selected Western Balkans Countries. in Journal Women's Entrepreneurship and Education Institut ekonomskih nauka, Beograd., 2022(3-4), 149-175. https://doi.org/10.28934/jwee22.34.pp149-175 conv_3752
Pavlović D, Bjelica D, Bodroža D, Jovičić E, Pindžo R. Women’s Economic Empowerment through Tourism: A Case Study of Selected Western Balkans Countries. in Journal Women's Entrepreneurship and Education. 2022;2022(3-4):149-175. doi:10.28934/jwee22.34.pp149-175 conv_3752 .
Pavlović, Dejana, Bjelica, Dragan, Bodroža, D., Jovičić, E., Pindžo, R., "Women’s Economic Empowerment through Tourism: A Case Study of Selected Western Balkans Countries" in Journal Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, 2022, no. 3-4 (2022):149-175, https://doi.org/10.28934/jwee22.34.pp149-175 ., conv_3752 .