نقش تعاونی‌های صنایع دستی در توانمندسازی زنان ژئوپارک جهانی قشم

فصلنامه زن و جامعه

مقاله 3، دوره 15، شماره 58، مرداد 1403، صفحه 31-48   

نوع مقاله: مقاله پژوهشی

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30495/jzvj.2024.31462.3962

نویسندگان

فرزانه حقیقت قهفرخی^{* 1}؛ امیرعباس نجفی پور²

¹دکتری مدیریت گردشگری، استاد مدعو گروه گردشگری، مجتمع آموزش عالی بم

²عضو هیات علمی گروه گردشگری، مجتمع آموزش عالی بم

تاریخ دریافت: 25 دی 1401،  تاریخ بازنگری: 18 آذر 1402،  تاریخ پذیرش: 05 خرداد 1403 

چکیده

هدف: ژئوپارک جهانی قشم به عنوان یک مقصد گردشگری که همکاری با فعالین اقتصادی جامعه محلی را از اهداف خود بیان کرده است توانسته فرصت­های زیادی را برای اشتغال زنان ایجاد کند. با توجه به این موضوع، پژوهش حاضر بررسی می‌کند که آیا توسعه گردشگری در روستای برکه خلف باعث توانمندشدن زنان روستا به واسطه مشارکت فعال آنها در تعاونی‌های تولید صنایع دستی شده است و چه شواهد و مستنداتی در رابطه با توانمندسازی زنان در روستای برکه­ خلف می­توان شناسایی کرد.
روش­: روش مورد استفاده در این پژوهش ترکیبی از روش­های مشاهده، مصاحبه کیفی و پروتکل حافظه است. مکان اجرای پژوهش روستای برکه خلف در جزیره قشم می­باشد.
یافته­ ها: نتایج پژوهش نشان می­دهد که توسعه فعالیت­های زمین گردشگری در ژئوپارک قشم در میزان توانمندسازی زنان در ابعاد مختلف اقتصادی اجتماعی روانی و سیاسی تاثیرگذار بوده است.

کلیدواژه‌ها

ژئوپارک؛ توانمندسازی؛ صنایع دستی؛ گردشگری؛ زنان

عنوان مقاله [English]

The role of handicraft cooperatives in empowering the women of Qeshm Global Geopark

نویسندگان [English]

Farzaneh Haghighat ghahfarokhi¹؛ Amir abbas Najafipour²

¹PhD in Tourism Management, Department of Tourism, Bam Higher Education Complex, Kerman, Iran

²Member of the faculty of Tourism Department, Bam Higher Education Complex, Kerman, Iran

چکیده [English]

Introduction:

The tourism industry, as an industry that provides women access to job opportunities and economic participation, has played an important role in empowering women. Qeshm Global Geopark, as a tourism destination that has expressed cooperation with economic activists of local community as one of its goals, has been able to create many opportunities for women's employment. According to this issue, the present research examines whether the development of tourism in the village of Borke Khalaf has empowered the women of the village through their active participation in handicraft production cooperatives, and what evidence and documentation are there in relation to the empowerment of women in the village of Borke Khalaf can be identified.

Method:

The method used in this research is a combination of observation methods, qualitative interview and memory protocol.

Result:

The results of the research show that the development of tourism activities in Qeshm Geopark has been effective in empowering women in various economic, social, psychological and political dimensions.

Conclusion:

Due to the positive performance, this cooperative was able to act as a model for women in other villages of the island. Also, the managers of the Geopark emphasized the alignment of the activities of these cooperatives with the fifth goal of development, which deals with the issue of gender equality, and in this regard, they implemented educational programs for women in other villages.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

geopark, empowerment, Handicrafts, Tourism, Women

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