The Role of Ethnic Tourism Development on Gender Equality (A Case Study of Baluchis Women’s Experience in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran)

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1 1. Ph.D in Tourism Planning from University of la Laguna, Assistant Professor at University of Isfahan, Iran.

2 M.A in student tourism planning at University of Tehran, Iran.

3 Ph.D in Geography and Rural Planning, Assistant Professor at University of Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Ethnic tourism draws attention to the social role of women in traditional ethnic communities. In many traditional ethnic communities, such as Baluchi in Iran, ethnic tourism acts as a window to learn about other cultures. In this type of community, women often have low presence in community, because their responsibilities are usually household issues. While men are responsible for things outside the home such as business and travel, and this issue is also mentioned in Islamic texts. This article examines how ethnic tourism affects gender equality and women’s empowerment. The results of this research show that ethnic tourism can have positive effects on gender equality in ethnic communities. The data of this research collected through a field study. Experimental data were obtained the relationship between the local community, tourists and through interviews with a number of women working in tourism-related occupations, and the interview data were analyzed by using grounded theory.

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Tourism of Culture
Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
November 2020
Pages 47-54

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  • Receive Date: 28 July 2020
  • Accept Date: 15 August 2020

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