Gender Perspective on Tourism's Influence on the Local Community: A Literature Review

Authors

Nuria Abellan Calvet, Master’s Degree in Gender Studies from the University of Sussex, and she graduated in Tourism at the Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT (Universitat de Barcelona)
Jordi Arcos-Pumarola, PhD in Education and Society from the University of Lleida. He is director of the Research Group on Tourism, Culture, and Territory at Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT (Universitat de Barcelona)
Laia Encinar-Prat, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She is coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism and professor of research methods at Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT (Universitat de Barcelona)

Abstract

The tourism industry integrates multiple actors interrelated through a variety of dynamics and characteristics. To address this complexity, tourism studies integrate different disciplines and perspectives in order to comprehend the tourism phenomenon. One of the main topics of tourism studies has been its impact on local communities. The conjunction of these research lines with the gender perspective discloses how tourism interrelates with the host territory's particular gender dynamics. In this context, the present study aims to explore and analyse the current state of academic research on tourism's influence on the local community from a gender perspective. In this way, we explore the main research topics and outline possible future lines of research on this topic. The study is based on a literature review of academic articles from the platform Scopus. Seventy-eight articles between 2011 and 2019 were analysed through inductive analysis. Three main topics emerged for considering tourism’s impact on local communities from a gender perspective: the changes provoked by tourism on the physical environment, the social environment, and the production environment in which the activity occurs.

Recommended Citation

Abellan Calvet, Nuria; Arcos-Pumarola, Jordi; and Encinar-Prat, Laia (2022) "Gender Perspective on Tourism's Influence on the Local Community: A Literature Review," Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 24: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol24/iss1/1