Gender, Disability, and Tourism in Africa

ISBN-13: 9783031125539 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Opis

This book explores the intersection of gender and disability in the context of tourism. In part, the book foregrounds feminist theorising of intersectionality by examining how gender can overlap with other social identities to contribute to more systemic oppression, domination, discrimination, and marginalisation of certain categories of people. Our point of departure is that disability does not operate in isolation as it is constituted and experienced within an already gendered social and tourism environment. With substantial research on the intersection of gender and tourism on the one hand, and the intersection of disability and tourism on the other hand, the interconnectedness of gender and disability and the implications this has on tourism policy and practice remains understudied. Thus, the book provides a critical lens that helps unpack underlying assumptions about gender and disability while questioning the dominant ideas about gender and disability reproduced through tourism policies and institutional practices in an African context.This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in Gender Studies, Disability Studies, and Tourism Studies, particularly those with a research interest in Africa.

Spis treści

1. Situating Gender and Disability in Tourism Scholarship in Africa: An Introduction to Intersectional Perspectives

Section I Policy Framework for Gender and Disability Transformative Tourism in Africa

2. Empowerment of Women with Disabilities in the Tourism Sector in Zimbabwe: A Review of Policies and Laws

3. Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion in Tourism Employment in Namibia

4. Gender and Disability Inclusion Challenges Within Community-Based Tourism in Africa

Section II Researching Gender, Disability and Sustainable Tourism Development in Africa

5. Gender, Disability, and Social Identities in Tourism Research in Africa: Bibliometric Insights

6. Tourism and SDG 5: Reflections on the Nexus Between Gender and Disability in the Hospitality Industry

7. Towards Gender and Disability Inclusive Tourism Development in Zimbabwe: Insights Through Sustainable Development Goals

Section III Questioning Inclusivity and Diversity in Tourism Development in Africa

8. The Queering of Spaces: A Critical Analysis of How Male Sex Work Is Shaped in the Tourism Industry in Botswana

9. COVID-19, Informal Tourism Businesses, and the Livelihoods of Women with Disabilities in a Destination with Challenges

10. Barriers to Women’s Participation in Tourism Consumption in Anglophone Cameroon: An Intersectionality Perspective

11. COVID-19, Gender, Disability, and Experiences: Evidence from Marginalised Groups in Community-Based Ecotourism Projects

12. Understanding the Experiences of Athletes with Physical Disabilities to Inform Inclusive Sport Tourism Practices

Section IV Media, Empowerment and Inclusive Tourism in Africa

13. Media Representation of PWDS and Tourism Development: Role of Ghanaian Media in Enhancing Inclusivity and Gender Equality

14. Disability, Marginalisation, and Inequality: An Appraisal of the Role of the Media in Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Tourism for Persons with Disabilities

15. Role of Media in Creating Inclusive Gender and Disability Spaces in Tourism

O autorze

Erisher Woyo is a Lecturer at the Manchester Metropolitan University who researches about higher education and information technologies, and travel behaviour in distressed economies. He serves on the editorial board of the Tourism Review, and the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights.

Hellen Venganai is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Social and Gender Transformative Sciences at the Women’s University in Africa, Zimbabwe, and has previous working experience in the media. Inspired by critical feminist theories, her research interests revolve around the intersections between gender, sexuality, culture, disability, and development policies.