Enhancing Women's Empowerment through Participation in the Development of Hospitality Industry Small Projects in Upper Egypt

Kouzmal, Hany; Abd El-latief, Maisa

doi:10.21608/ijhth.2017.30214

Enhancing Women's Empowerment through Participation in the Development of Hospitality Industry Small Projects in Upper Egypt

Document Type : Original Research Articles

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10.21608/ijhth.2017.30214

Abstract

Empowerment has become a key rhetoric of the last decades. Whether in social, political or employment fields, commentators use empowerment in a variety of contexts and with a variety of intentions. Hospitality Industry is one of the most sensitive sectors that are mostly affected by promoting women's empowerment. The research objective was to shed light on the importance of promoting the Egyptian women's empowerment through involvement in developing hospitality industry projects in Upper Egypt. The study has some of limitations: The data was collected through questionnaire with a sample of Luxor and Aswan Residents in the period of June 2017 till October 2017. The correct samples to be statistically analyzed were (452) with a percentage of 87%. This tool was used to investigate the importance of promoting women's empowerment through involvement in developing hospitality industry projects in Upper Egypt.

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