Women and Tourism: Tourism and Development Series

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Tourism and gender equality is a multidimensional issue. All women to a different degree are affected by tourism. Like other forms of employment access to tourism related employment is gender based. Thus integrating gender perspectives into the discussion of tourism is particularly important as the tourist industry is one major employer of women. It offers various opportunities for independent income generating activities for women. At the same time it affects women’s life in destination communities. This book aims at providing global perspective of gender and tourism.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Romila Chawla

History Hons. Delhi, University and M.A. in History Ms. Romila Chawla acquired her post graduate in Public Relation and Travel and Tourism with distinction from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. She worked with Krishna continental and gained practical experience in the field of her PG studies. Ms. Chawla has traveled extensively and participated in seminars and participated in seminars and conferences on the subject of Tourism and Development. She is an author in her own right who has also published a series of works on Women and Indian Freedom Struggle.