“Women cannot lead”: empowering women through cultural tourism in Botswana

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 600-617

  Moswete, Naomi ^a   Lacey, Gary ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Botswana; cultural tourism; empowerment; poverty; tourism policy; women's participation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE EDUCATION; HERITAGE TOURISM; POVERTY; RECREATIONAL POLICY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WOMENS STATUS;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 84919933129     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2014.986488     Document Type: Article

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