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Complex factors and educational tools for social change and empowerment for severely marginalised Nepalese women working in hospitality and tourism

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posted on 2021-09-22, 02:18 authored by Jay DeagonJay Deagon, Miriam HamMiriam Ham, Wendy HillmanWendy Hillman
Educated and skilled women are active change agents. This paper focuses on informal hospitality education as a tool for social change and empowerment for severely marginalized Nepalese women. Studied over eighteen months, a small group of women cooking for a boutique local and international tourist market in Kathmandu participated in cookery skills training. The Australian educator/researchers focused on the educational experience to uptake and retention of cookery skills and technical language. As a result of the educational intervention, changes in personal attributes and perceptions of inherent sociocultural gender roles/caste emerged. Participation in the cookery skills training program contributed partially as a catalyst that improved confidence, communication skills and exposed to the women pathways toward self-sustainability, emancipation and empowerment within an often-hostile working environment for women from severely disadvantaged backgrounds in Nepal.

History

Volume

13

Issue

21

Start Page

1

End Page

23

Number of Pages

23

eISSN

1877-6345

ISSN

1877-6337

Publisher

SpringerOpen

Additional Rights

CC BY 4.0

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

Acceptance Date

2021-08-14

Author Research Institute

  • Centre for Regional Advancement of Learning, Equity, Access and Participation (LEAP)

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training