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Community-based tourism not only contributes to sustainable development but also serves as an effective means of promoting women's empowerment, particularly in rural and coastal areas. This study focuses on analyzing both the barriers and enabling factors that influence women's empowerment through community-based tourism in the Tam Giang Lagoon region of Hue City. By employing a mixed-methods approach combining household surveys, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions the research clarifies women lived experiences and identifies the constraints affecting their participation in community-based tourism. The findings reveal that women have attained economic empowerment through improved income, social empowerment through enhanced status within families and communities, and psychological empowerment through increased self-confidence and personal development. However, persistent barriers remain, including limited professional knowledge, lack of family support and restricted access to economic resources. Based on these insights, the study proposes supportive policies and programs to promote women’s participation in community-based tourism, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of the local area.
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Tran Thi Anh Nguyet, Le Thi Hoa Sen, Seizen Izuru, & Hoang Dung Ha. (2025). Exploring barriers and enablers of women’s empowerment through community-based tourism: The case of the Tam Giang lagoon area, Hue city. E-Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 9(2), 4912–4924. https://doi.org/10.46826/huaf-jasat.v9n2y2025.1239
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION - RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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McCall, C., & Mearns, K. (2021). Empowering women through community-based tourism in the Western Cape, South Africa. Tourism Review International, 25(2-3), 157-171.
Moswete, N., & Lacey, G. (2015). Women cannot lead: Empowering women through cultural tourism in Botswana. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 23(4), 600-617.
Pavlović, D., Bjelica, D., Bodroža, D., Jovičić, E., & Pindžo, R. (2023). Women’s economic empowerment through tourism: A case study of selected Western Balkans countries. Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Education, 3-4, 149-175.
Scheyvens, R. (2000). Promoting women's empowerment through involvement in ecotourism: Experiences from the Third World. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 8(3), 232-249.
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UN Women. (2018). Women’s participation in community-based tourism in Northern Vietnam. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Zhou, L., & Liu, K. (2008). Community tourism as practiced in the mountainous Qiang region of Sichuan Province, China: A case study in Zhenghe Village. Journal of Mountain Science, 5, 140-156.