Does gender equality have a say in the boost of innovative forms of economic growth? Reviving the economy through networks and internationalisation in the tourism sector

Reference: PTDC/CS-SOC/119524/2010

Head Researcher: Carlos Costa

Research team: Zélia Breda (UA);  Paula Remoaldo (CICS/UM); Anabela Correia (IPS); Elisabete Figueiredo (UA); Jorge Arroteia (UA); Manuel Salgado (IPG); Inês Carvalho (UA); Sandra Caçador (UA).

Proposing Institution: Universidade de Aveiro

Partner Institutions: Comissão para a Igualdade no Trabalho e no Emprego (CITE); Comissão para a Cidadania e a Igualdade de Género (CIG)

Funding Institution: FCT

Objectives: The project aims to contribute to the debate about the persistence of trends that prevent women from achieving top-level positions within companies, by providing guidelines and solutions for this problem. Within the Portuguese context, this project aims specifically at: (i) diagnosing employment of tourism graduates; (ii) analysing women’s importance in the tourism sector; (iii) evaluating the constraints to women’s vertical mobility; (iv) creating a model that supports women in their career progression and optimises human capital within companies.

Duration: 2011- 2015