Exploring the Relationship between Women’s Participation, Empowerment, and Community Development in Tourism: A Literature Review

Women’s empowerment across industries have been prioritized alongside aims to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and community development globe. For years now, tourism lauded for opportunities it provide women who comprise majority of industry’s workforce. Despite this, studies suggest that women’s participation in do not necessarily contribute their empowerment, nor result equality industry. In building on existing discourses, this study examines literature investigate impact its development. By conducting a review, conceptual model based study’s propositions illustrate relationship between tourism. The findings all forms activities women. More specifically, results reveal while positively influences psychological economic women, positive political social remain questionable. Similarly, influence challenged. Keywords: Women, Participation, Empowerment, Tourism, Community Development, UN SDGs