According to the report, only 7% of the top spots in the sector are held by women, despite there being a 50-50 gender balance of the overall workforce.
The research, carried out by private advisory firm Aptamind Partners and supported by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), drew on publicly available data from the world’s largest hotel groups, casinos and entertainment companies.
From a 50% overall balance across the leisure industry’s workforce, the percentage of women drops to 42% in mid-level management and 33% at senior management. Only one in five executives are women, plummeting to 7% at the very top.
