Male Domination of Hospitality Industry in Canada As in much of the world, Canada operates in ways that lead to discrimination based on gender. This often results in women being denied "a fair share" of benefits and opportunities relative to their actions and contributions.

Female employees dominate Canada's service and retail trade industries, but the wages and promotional scales do not reflect this fact. In one four-year study, females earned an average of forty percent less than males in the service industry and only 34% were promoted to managerial positions.

This report aims to establish an understanding of gender inequality in the hospitality industry in Canada. The objectives of this reports include: identifying the reasons why men dominate managerial positions in Canada; discussing reasons for preferential treatment for men in the hospitality industry; and examining potential motivations for females to pursue managerial positions and any obstacles they face.

LITERATURE SUMMARY

In almost every industry in Canada, women occupy a very small proportion of the higher-level positions. A 1992 study found that this is especially true in the hospitality industry, where 71% of men held management positions, whereas only 34% of women...

According to recent statistics, clerical and service occupations account for more than 50% of the female labor force.
Most studies agree that women and men differ in terms of motivations for going for managerial positions in any industry. Men and women have different ways of thinking, different ways of working and managing.

It is important to note that even though Canada is a fully developed, first world country, the gap between what men and women earn in Canada continues to be substantial. Recent statistics indicate that women in Canada currently earn less than 70% of what men earn.

METHODOLOGY

Management Today study shows that women managers are better with customers, more efficient, more trustworthy, and more generous and understanding with colleagues than their male counterparts. However, Canadian society as a whole believes that men, mainly because of the opportunities and training they receive, make better managers than women. Therefore, evem though females make up most of the hospitality industry's workforce, they are rarely promoted to managerial roles.

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