Women-Only Tourism: Agency and Control in Women's Leisure
A trend in the travel industry has been the growth of tours marketed for women only. These often involve travel with the goal of learning new skills, developing competence, or sharing group experiences. In this study, I analyze these tours using feminist leisure theory to illustrate how women are...
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North Carolina Sociological Association
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| description | A trend in the travel industry has been the growth of tours marketed for women only. These often involve travel with the goal of learning new skills, developing competence, or sharing group experiences. In this study, I analyze these tours using feminist leisure theory to illustrate how women are using their agency to take control of their own leisure. Using interviews with tour participants and participant observation, I conclude that taking part in a women-only tour is a unique leisure experience with the ability to remove women from the constraints of everyday role expectations and offer them opportunities to assert independence and develop life skills that are potentially life changing and empowering. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-358597415856490ea1732d601a1a531f2022-12-21T23:00:43ZengNorth Carolina Sociological AssociationSociation Today1542-63002013-10-01112Women-Only Tourism: Agency and Control in Women's LeisureDiane LevyA trend in the travel industry has been the growth of tours marketed for women only. These often involve travel with the goal of learning new skills, developing competence, or sharing group experiences. In this study, I analyze these tours using feminist leisure theory to illustrate how women are using their agency to take control of their own leisure. Using interviews with tour participants and participant observation, I conclude that taking part in a women-only tour is a unique leisure experience with the ability to remove women from the constraints of everyday role expectations and offer them opportunities to assert independence and develop life skills that are potentially life changing and empowering.http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v112/tourism.htmltourismfeminismtravel |
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| title | Women-Only Tourism: Agency and Control in Women's Leisure |
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| title_fullStr | Women-Only Tourism: Agency and Control in Women's Leisure |
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| title_short | Women-Only Tourism: Agency and Control in Women's Leisure |
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| topic | tourism feminism travel |
| url | http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v112/tourism.html |
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