Gender, entrepreneurship and social policy in tourism: tying the knot

Kimbu, A. N., Ngoasong, M. Z. and de Jong, A. (2024) Gender, entrepreneurship and social policy in tourism: tying the knot. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 32(3), pp. 421-437. (doi: 10.1080/09669582.2024.2309216)

Abstract

This article, and the special issue, seek to unpack the gendered nature of entrepreneurial pathways, specifically in relation to the role of social policies. We achieve this aim by first conceptualising gender, entrepreneurship, and social policy, to highlight the need to generate a stronger research agenda on the role of social policy within gender and tourism entrepreneurship research. We next outline an overarching framework for delineating the intersection of gender, entrepreneurship, and social policy, based on a critical review of existing studies, as well as by situating the papers in this special issue. We present this discussion through three thematic framings: (1) gender and entrepreneurship, (2) gender and social policy and (3) entrepreneurship and social policy. In conclusion, we discuss the implications for social policy and practice, and in doing so call for a research agenda that situates social policy more centrally within considerations of gender and tourism entrepreneurship.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: de Jong, Dr Anna
• Authors: Kimbu, A. N., Ngoasong, M. Z., and de Jong, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
• Journal Name: Journal of Sustainable Tourism
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 0966-9582
• ISSN (Online): 1747-7646
• Published Online: 29 January 2024
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2024 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of Sustainable Tourism 32(3):421-437
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License