ABSTRACT
Previous contributions to the literature on gender and tourism have described the segmented structure of work in tourism, considered some of the effects of tourism on gender roles and discussed the issue of prostitution tourism (for example, Kinnaird and Hall, 1994; Swain, 1995). The authors in this book extend the literature by focusing particularly on the theme of gender and work, complementing their descriptions of the structuring of work with analyses of the nature and effects of gendered workforce divisions. The issue of gender and work is not only of theoretical interest but of practical relevance. Gender differences are associated with inequalities between men and women, and policies and campaigns which aim to confront these inequalities incorporate assumptions-about the nature of gender definitions and the reasons for. their persistence or change. By examining the gendered structuring of work in tourism and its underlying rationales, the contributors to this book provide the basis for the formulation of strategies for confronting them effectively.
