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Women’s Hospitality Initiative: Course Readings

Developing women leaders in the restaurant industry.

Readings by Date

September 14

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Women and Leadership. "The HBR Interview. An interview with Sheryl Sandberg" by Adi Ignatius
Mest, C. E. (2018). Women in hospitality: Progressing in a male-dominated industry: They are a large contingent of hospitality employees, but is their voice being heard loud enough? Hotel Management, 233(1),36–38
Baumann, H. (2017). Stories of women at the top: Narratives and counternarratives of women's (non-) representation in executive leadership. Palgrave Communications, 3(1), 1-13.

September 21

October 5

October 12

Dashper, K. (2020). Mentoring for gender equality: Supporting female leaders in the hospitality industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 88.
Denizci Guillet, B., Pavesi, A., Hsu, C., & Weber, K. (2019). What Can Educators Do to Better Prepare Women for Leadership Positions in the Hospitality Industry? The Perspectives of Women Executives in Hong Kong. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education
Rutherford, D. G. (1984). Mentoring Hospitality Managers. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 25(1), 16–19.
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