Breaking boundaries: Exploring gendered challenges and advancing equality for Iranian women careers in tourism

Tourism Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 103, P. 104913 - 104913

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

While there's growing interest in gender and employment issues tourism studies, a gap exists when examining the obstacles women face career pursuits, especially theocratic societies. Drawing on Risman's structure theory, this qualitative study investigates how Iranian perceive impact of power dynamics their careers those peers. The findings reveal inhibitory factors affecting women's quest for equal opportunities, including deeply ingrained societal influences roles, institutionalized discrimination, self-imposed constraints. also demonstrate stereotypes structures manifest industry, working sector actively negotiate, resist, challenge these to advance careers. In field where most gender-related studies originate from Western perspectives, holds particular significance amplifying voices non-Western,

Language: Английский

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Why We Should Stop Trying to Fix Women: How Context Shapes and Constrains Women's Career Trajectories

Annual Review of Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(1), P. 555 - 572

Published: Jan. 18, 2024

In this review we examine two classes of interventions designed to achieve workplace gender equality: ( a) those boost motivations and ambition, such as that aim attract more women into roles where they are underrepresented; b) try provide with needed abilities these positions. While initiatives generally well meaning, tend be based upon (and reinforce) stereotypes what lack. Such a deficit model leads attempt “fix” rather than address the structural factors root inequalities. We critical appraisal literature establish an evidence base for why fixing is unlikely successful. As alternative, focus on understanding how organizational context culture maintain inequalities by looking at shape constrain women's ambitions, expression interpretation their skills attributes. doing so, seek shift interventional from themselves systems structures in which embedded.

Language: Английский

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Addressing workplace gender inequality: Using the evidence to avoid common pitfalls

British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 62(1), P. 1 - 11

Published: Nov. 22, 2022

In this Landmark article I outline four common missteps that are made when designing and implementing workplace gender equality initiatives: (1) we don't go beyond describing the numbers; (2) try to 'fix' women rather than fix systems; (3) overly optimistic about progress have made; (4) fail recognise intersectionality of experiences face. will briefly consider each these in term, presenting research suggests alternative ways approaching initiatives.

Language: Английский

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Gender Gap in Chemistry, Still?!

Journal of Chemical Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 101(3), P. 831 - 840

Published: Feb. 8, 2024

The purpose of this study is to investigate differences between women and men in chemistry, as reflected their responses a global gender gap survey. survey was conducted 2018; from 1,343 valid participants across the globe were collected analyzed. main results show that first, more likely list parents themselves important influences university studies than men. This result consistent regardless Human Development Index (HDI, an index developed by United Nations assessing development country) employment sectors. Also, students reported positive relationships support advisors or supervisors women. More indicated they had personally encountered sexual harassment at school work. general, never experienced discrimination assessment evaluation achievement different HDI regions Men having research resources careers influenced decisions about children, marriage, long-term partnership high low Finally, submitted fewer journal articles past five years, difference also seen respondents both working industry. In contrast, sector, relatively small.

Language: Английский

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The Gendered, Epistemic Injustices of Generative AI

Australian Feminist Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 21

Published: March 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Utilizing Classification as a Tool to Address Gender Equality Issues in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

SAGE Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Historically, the formulation of science, technology, and innovation policy (STIP) has exhibited a predominantly male perspective, neglecting critical examination measurement gender bias inequitable educational practices. These two factors significantly contribute to underrepresentation women minorities in STIP frameworks. This pervasive global issue potentially hinders within crucial sectors, particularly addressing pressing challenges such as coronavirus disease pandemic 2019 (COVID-19) climate change. To address this concern comprehensively, simplified classification framework is proposed assess education, which consistently emerge key across nations, leading lack consideration STIP. Despite inherent complexities social sciences, leveraging these well-established variables foundational starting points can foster an iterative process tailored each country’s context. Such system potential ameliorate existing disparity, while concurrently striving achieve parity STI landscape.

Language: Английский

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“Barbie is a doctor, a lawyer, and so much more than that!”: perceiving gender inequalities is associated with higher professional aspirations

Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Empowering women: navigating work environment challenges with mental toughness

Gender in Management An International Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 22, 2024

Purpose This literature review examines women’s significant workplace challenges and explores mental toughness, a distinct non-cognitive ability associated with peak athletic performance. study aims to understand this concept its potential for women professionals facing similar in an organisational context. Design/methodology/approach Based on systematic review, exploratory paper is integrative synthesising pre-existing knowledge using secondary scientific databases. analysis will pave the way comprehension of existing body research, identification research gaps, opportunities further studies. Different typologies toughness (MT) have been identified, new typology emerge from study. Findings The analyses over 100 articles based MT complex gender dynamics at work, especially “broken rung” trapping lower or mid-level roles organisation. content recent emergence academic published after 2019 few earlier key works that shaped MT. In addition contributing comprehensive impact professionals, also provides recommendations future individual-level development help overcome barriers globally. Research limitations/implications Understanding MT’s has HR implications, including hiring, retention, career advancement, training closing gaps. may individual adopt as psychological resource navigate work environment challenges. Further needed practical insights, given discussion review. Practical implications profound human management practices within organisations, highlighting multifaceted approach required tackle disparity. A more inclusive supportive can be created by ensuring accessible all employees. plan but not limited mentoring, executive sponsorship, skill-building stretched assignments, leadership coaching, networking opportunities, increased visibility organisation are critical advancement retention. Originality/value novel attempt examine whether MT, which proven effective helping athletes achieve their goals, applied environment. It endeavour investigate could use tool them obstacles diverse professional setting.

Language: Английский

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Gender bias in academic medicine: a resumé study

BMC Medical Education, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: May 1, 2023

Abstract Background Minimising the effects of unconscious bias in selection for clinical academic training is essential to ensure that allocation posts based on merit. We looked at effect anonymising applications a programme junior doctors scores and gender balance; whether female candidates were more likely seek gender-concordant mentors. Methods Applications reviewed scored independently by reviewers who received either an anonymised or named copy. Scores compared using paired t-test, differences gender. The supervisors male was compared. Results 101 reviewed. When their identity known, 1.72% higher 0.74% higher, but these findings not statistically significant ( p value = 0.279 0.579). Following introduction anonymisation, proportion successful increased from 27 46%. Female name supervisor (41% vs. 25% supervisors). Conclusions Anonymising did significantly change scores, although balance improved. Gender-concordant mentoring initiatives should consider mentors as well mentees.

Language: Английский

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Sexism

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The chapter discusses the social construction theory of gender by defining differences between sex and gender, roles roles, prejudice, discrimination, sexism, microaggression. It describes that sexism is constructed system to benefit boys men in United States misunderstanding terms or inappropriate use interferes with developing appropriate action plans dismantle for a particular injustice. role unconscious internalized privilege oppression, invisibility privilege, visibility oppression are discussed as barriers equity justice. Shifts thinking (from binary holistic) learning conceptual proposed injustice inequity. addresses not an independent identity but interdependent person's multiple identities their intersectionality. also difficulties transcending discrimination due embedded myths, systemic gendered beliefs, neurobiology automaticity. Experiential activities provided readers connect concepts lived experience transform.

Language: Английский

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