Gender and Entrepreneurship in Tourism

Edited by Haywantee Ramkissoon, Fellow of the Peer Review College, British Academy of Management, UK; Professor, UniSA Business; Executive Co-Director, Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies (C-EDGE), University of South Australia and Visiting Professor, School of Tourism and Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Taylor’s University, Malaysia and Felix Mavondo, Professor of Marketing, Director of Research Impact, Co-Director: Graduate Research Industry Partnership, Department of Marketing, Monash Business School, Australia

This innovative book brings together a unique collection of research on entrepreneurship centring on gender perspectives in tourism in both Western and non-Western contexts. It serves as a vital reference point for advanced studies on gender issues, allowing the reader to explore current and future challenges and strategies for entrepreneurship in tourism.

‘This is a thought provoking book that explores a timely and important topic. It discusses the relationship between gender and entrepreneurship in tourism from various perspectives. It is full of important information for those of us who want to thoroughly understand the relationship between gender and entrepreneurship in tourism.’
——多根Gursoy,华盛顿州的联合国iversity, US

‘Ramkissoon and Mavondo utilize a global, inclusive approach, targeting a broad range of experiences at the intersection of entrepreneurship, gender, and tourism. Issues of power, place, passion and pragmatism – crucial components of entrepreneurship – are exposed, analyzed, and celebrated in environments ranging from the chilly north of Arctic Norway to the beaches of Mauritius.’
– Nancy Gard McGehee, Virginia Tech, US

‘This is a welcome contribution to the emerging tourism entrepreneurship literature, from unique gender perspectives. This collection not only enriches the knowledge construction of an important domain, but also embraces diversity in its inclusion of case studies from various settings. The work shall catalyse further enlightening dialogues on these critical issues.’
– Cathy Hsu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong