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Challenges to Cracking the Glass Ceiling among Saudi Women in the Tourism Industry

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Sobaih, Abu Elnasr E., Abu Elnasr, Ahmed E.·2024·Tourism and Hospitality
DOI 10.3390/tourhosp5010014
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Women’s participation in the tourism workforce is growing intensely in response to Saudi Vision 2030. Notwithstanding this, Saudi women still have limited access to senior management positions. This study explores the barriers that Saudi women face to reach top managerial positions in the tourism industry and explores how Saudi women could crack the glass ceiling. For these reasons, this study undertook a phenomenological approach using in-depth interviews with Saudi women who were able to reach senior management. The purpose of the interviews is to explore their lived experience and their accessibility to senior management positions. The results of a thematic analysis showed that there were four overlapped barriers for the glass ceiling among Saudi women: cultural and social barriers, regulatory barriers, organizational barriers, and personal barriers. These main barriers have sub-barriers that contribute to the glass ceiling and prevent many women from reaching senior positions. This study shows that overcoming these barriers, particularly cultural and social barriers, could help Saudi women to crack the glass ceiling and achieve their dream of leadership. This study discusses the implications for policy makers, academics, and practitioners on the effective contribution of Saudi women to the tourism labor market, which contributes to sustainable tourism development and, ultimately, to Saudi Vision 2030.

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Authors
Sobaih, A. E. E., & Abu Elnasr, A. E.
Affiliations
  • King Faisal University (SA)
  • Higher Institute for Specific Studies, Future Academy, Cairo P.O. Box 11771, Egypt
Corresponding author
Sobaih, Abu Elnasr E.
ORCID
Sobaih, Abu Elnasr E.
Venue
Tourism and Hospitality
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2024-03-12
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
203-224
ISSN
2673-5768 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/tourhosp5010014
OpenAlex
W4392715392
Cited by
20
References
98
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 5
FWCI
14.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Tourism and Hospitality (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia (GRANT5277)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Socioeconomic Development in MENA
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
Keywords
glass ceiling, women in tourism, women in leadership, senior management positions, barriers to women's advancement, socio-cultural barriers, regulatory challenges, organizational barriers, personal barriers, Saudi Vision 2030, sustainable tourism development, Saudi women

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