The national tourism developmentstrategy for 2020 spotlights gender equality as a key element for agreen and sustainable industry.
Prejudice againstfemale workers in the hospitality industry aroused public concern at aworkshop in Ho Chi Minh City on March 15 under the co-sponsorship ofthe municipal University of Law and the Rey Juan Carlos University ofSpain.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen and Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh from the HCM CityUniversity of Law shared the view that atop their domestic workloadsand time pressures, public prejudice experienced by women in servicesseen as ‘sensitive’--such as restaurant and hotel staff and touristguides—constitutes a major obstacle to women in the hospitalityindustry.
Women have limited access to training and are at greater risk of being dismissed than their male colleagues, they said.
Workshop participants asked lawmakers to review regulations on genderto provide concrete tools and increase preferential policies forwomen-intensive businesses.
They also proposed that relevant agencies intensify education on gender and campaign for gender equality.
“Public agencies and political organisations should promote genderequality right at their workplace and eliminate prejudice against womenworking in ‘sensitive’ services,” many said.
The hospitality industry provides over 1 million new jobs every yearand women make up more than 42 percent of the sector’s workforce.
The sector also contributes to some 10 percent of the gross domestic product./.
Prejudice againstfemale workers in the hospitality industry aroused public concern at aworkshop in Ho Chi Minh City on March 15 under the co-sponsorship ofthe municipal University of Law and the Rey Juan Carlos University ofSpain.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen and Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh from the HCM CityUniversity of Law shared the view that atop their domestic workloadsand time pressures, public prejudice experienced by women in servicesseen as ‘sensitive’--such as restaurant and hotel staff and touristguides—constitutes a major obstacle to women in the hospitalityindustry.
Women have limited access to training and are at greater risk of being dismissed than their male colleagues, they said.
Workshop participants asked lawmakers to review regulations on genderto provide concrete tools and increase preferential policies forwomen-intensive businesses.
They also proposed that relevant agencies intensify education on gender and campaign for gender equality.
“Public agencies and political organisations should promote genderequality right at their workplace and eliminate prejudice against womenworking in ‘sensitive’ services,” many said.
The hospitality industry provides over 1 million new jobs every yearand women make up more than 42 percent of the sector’s workforce.
The sector also contributes to some 10 percent of the gross domestic product./.
