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Hospitality education: sustainable empowerment opportunities for Nigerian women

Belinda Nwosu (Department of Hospitality, Wavecrest College of Hospitality, Lagos, Nigeria)

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes

ISSN: 1755-4217

Article publication date: 4 February 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this paper is to explore sustainable tourism initiatives, particularly by identifying the extent to which hospitality education has empowered Nigerian female graduates in their professional and economic circumstances.

Design/methodology/approach

The scope is limited to graduates from an all-female institution offering tertiary-level programmes in hospitality, using the survey method.

Findings

The paper shows significant relationships between level of educational attainment, type of employment engaged in, and the range of income of hospitality graduates.

Research limitations/implications

A limitation to this study is the relatively small size of the sample (300) and subsequent number of respondents (80).

Practical implications

The implications follow through from the potential strategies identified in the study that may be adopted by the tourism industry for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the principles of the UN Global Compact particularly in the promotion of sustainable initiatives for women through hospitality education.

Originality/value

Gender and empowerment in tourism has been researched extensively from a commercial standpoint. However, this paper address the gap in the literature as it relates to specialised hospitality education as a contributory factor in the empowerment of women.

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Acknowledgements

This research work was presented at the EuroCHRIE conference in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2012.

Citation

Nwosu, B. (2014), "Hospitality education: sustainable empowerment opportunities for Nigerian women", Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 62-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/WHATT-10-2013-0039

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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