At ITB in Berlin last week, UNWTO-UN Women presented the official launch of the Global Report on Women in Tourism 2010. The report maps women’s participation in the tourism industruy by focussing on five key areas – employment, entrepreneurship, education, leadership and community.
The launch event involved speakers from UNWTO and UN Women along with prominent female tourism ministers from Jordan and Mexico, specialists in the spheres of gender, development and tourism affairs and notable business women with extensive experience in the sector. The panel discussion provided a forum for discussing the current state and future prospects for women in tourism.
Here is the UN Women press release on the launch event and the full Preliminary Findings document which was presented at the event.
This report marks a first step in gender equality and women’s empowerment being taken seriously by UNWTO. This will need to be closely monitored in order to ensure that the required resources and expertise are dedicated to this theme. Thoughts and opinions on the Preliminary Findings very welcome!
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