Bene Piccio B.Piccio2@napier.ac.uk
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The festival industry and gender inequality: the case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city
Piccio, Benedetta; Todd, Louise; Robertson, Martin
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Dr Louise Todd L.Todd@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Dr Martin Robertson M.Robertson2@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Abstract
This paper explores issues women face in achieving leadership positions in the festivals sector, and their experiences of gender inequality. The setting is Edinburgh, the UK's leading festivals' tourism destination. Underpinned by feminist research, this study involved semi-structured interviews, including visual methods, with 33 women. Participants were employees or freelance workers in Edinburgh's festivals. Findings were diverse, specific to the individual participants, but some themes were recurrent. Women who had worked in the industry throughout their career reported that while the representation of women leaders in Edinburgh's festivals sector has improved, some aspects remain challenging. This study is the first to consider women's roles and leadership experiences in Edinburgh's festivals and contributes to existing literature in the field of tourism and event studies specifically in terms of gender stereotypes and inequalities in the festivals sector.
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Piccio, B., Todd, L., & Robertson, M. (2024). The festival industry and gender inequality: the case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city. Tourism Management Perspectives, 54, Article 101317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101317
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 14, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 30, 2024 |
Publication Date | 2024-11 |
Deposit Date | Oct 16, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 16, 2024 |
Journal | Tourism Management Perspectives |
Print ISSN | 2211-9736 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 54 |
Article Number | 101317 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101317 |
Keywords | Women leaders; Edinburgh’s Festivals; Gender (in)equalities; Feminist research |
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
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