abstract: 'Employment in the hospitality industry is generally associated with

  lower quality of employment opportunities than other industries. While

  women''s participation has improved both quantitatively and

  qualitatively, they continue to encounter a host of barriers

  attributable to labour market discrimination. A gender-oriented study of

  job quality is consequently in order.

  The present paper aims to define and construct a composite index of job

  quality, compiling objective job security conditions in a single

  variable that allows the detection of possible gender differences in job

  quality. Unlike other comparisons of job quality that focus primarily on

  salary, the composite indicator developed stresses work week duration in

  an industry in which part-timing impacts women particularly heavily.

  Findings reveal that women hold lower quality jobs than men and that the

  gender gap widens with age. Results also show a double adversity for

  women: a lower job quality in management positions they have not

  traditionally held, and a wider quality gap in clearly feminized, lower

  skilled positions. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Figueroa-Domecq, C (Corresponding Author), Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Paseo
  Artilleros S-N, Madrid 28032, Spain.

  Santero-Sanchez, Rosa; Segovia-Perez, Monica; Castro-Nunez, Belen; Figueroa-Domecq,
  Cristina, Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid 28032, Spain.

  Talon-Ballestero, Pilar, Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid 28943, Spain.'
author: Santero-Sanchez, Rosa and Segovia-Perez, Monica and Castro-Nunez, Belen and
  Figueroa-Domecq, Cristina and Talon-Ballestero, Pilar
author-email: 'Rosa.santero@urjc.es

  Monica.segovia@urjc.es

  Belen.castro@urjc.es

  Cristina.figueroa@urjc.es

  Pilar.talon@urjc.es'
author_list:
- family: Santero-Sanchez
  given: Rosa
- family: Segovia-Perez
  given: Monica
- family: Castro-Nunez
  given: Belen
- family: Figueroa-Domecq
  given: Cristina
- family: Talon-Ballestero
  given: Pilar
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.05.025
eissn: 1879-3193
files: []
issn: 0261-5177
journal: TOURISM MANAGEMENT
keywords: 'Composite indicator; Labour; Women; Gender; Discrimination; Labour

  quality'
keywords-plus: 'TOURISM STUDENTS; DECENT WORK; FEMALE PAY; HOTEL; GAP; SATISFACTION;

  EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; INCOME'
language: English
month: DEC
number-of-cited-references: '70'
orcid-numbers: 'TALON-BALLESTERO, PILAR/0000-0003-0171-901X

  Segovia-Perez, Monica/0000-0001-7346-2546

  Figueroa-Domecq, Cristina/0000-0002-1225-2825

  Santero-Sánchez, Rosa/0000-0002-1071-4280

  Castro Nunez, Rosa Belen/0000-0002-9098-0748'
pages: 234-246
papis_id: 3dee675e36495c5db1d7db3f1361e8db
ref: Santerosanchez2015genderdifferences
researcherid-numbers: 'TALON-BALLESTERO, PILAR/AAA-1942-2019

  Segovia-Perez, Monica/F-2964-2015

  Figueroa-Domecq, Cristina/J-6067-2017

  Santero-Sánchez, Rosa/AAP-3239-2021

  '
times-cited: '81'
title: 'Gender differences in the hospitality industry: A Job quality index'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000364731900026
usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
usage-count-since-2013: '89'
volume: '51'
web-of-science-categories: 'Environmental Studies; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport \&
  Tourism;

  Management'
year: '2015'