{"id":22199,"date":"2023-03-05T16:32:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/?p=22199"},"modified":"2025-08-10T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:48:10","slug":"women-in-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/women-in-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Women in Tourism Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22199\" class=\"elementor elementor-22199\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b052c8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b052c8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-722d1cf0\" data-id=\"722d1cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37594d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37594d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MAKE TRAVEL MATTER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4186456d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4186456d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6b4a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b6b4a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our adventures can empower the growing number of women who work in tourism, in every corner of the globe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d13a3c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d13a3c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4087906f\" data-id=\"4087906f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fee1046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fee1046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 8 is International Women&#8217;s Day, a day when we celebrate the achievements of women, and consider all that remains to be done to create gender equality around the world. Despite obstacles, an increasing number of women are creating opportunities for themselves in tourism, and that creates opportunities for us as travelers: we can support women\u2019s economic empowerment as we explore the world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-104d48f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"104d48f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3748bc2\" data-id=\"3748bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e14bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e14bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/International-Womens-Day-graphic-1024x1002.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22301\" alt=\"International Women&#039;s Day Graphic with four women holding a sign that says equality and shouting into a megaphone.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/International-Womens-Day-graphic-1024x1002.png 1024w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/International-Womens-Day-graphic-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/International-Womens-Day-graphic-768x751.png 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/International-Womens-Day-graphic-150x147.png 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/International-Womens-Day-graphic.png 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98ee36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f98ee36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women in Tourism &amp; International Women's Day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d8dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07d8dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than 100 years, since 1914, women around the world have marked March 8 as a day to celebrate women&#8217;s achievements and call for change where it is needed. Women come together at rallies and events, in person and online, to draw attention to the most pressing issues related to gender equality. It is also an important day of fundraising for organizations working toward women&#8217;s rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b72217e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b72217e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06deec1\" data-id=\"06deec1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1c5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae1c5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/indian-women-water-jugs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22208\" alt=\"Indian women in colourful saris carry water jugs on their heads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/indian-women-water-jugs.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/indian-women-water-jugs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/indian-women-water-jugs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/indian-women-water-jugs-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0fad0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0fad0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Travelers Can Empower Women in Tourism <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b49c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b49c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If thoughtfully planned, our adventures can support the growing number of women working in tourism around the world. On my own travels, meeting local women has allowed me to learn about their cultures, as well as their dreams and challenges. I am endlessly inspired by the incredible women working in tourism, often in places where a patriarchal culture makes this especially challenging.\u00a0<\/p><p>I wanted to share some the stories of some amazing women, working in tourism around the world, and the ways we can support them and enhance our adventures at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428646d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"428646d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe-africa\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" 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15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Book Trips with Women-Owned Tour Operators<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe-africa\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm160 215.5v6.93c0 5.87-3.32 11.24-8.57 13.86l-15.39 7.7a15.485 15.485 0 0 1-15.53-.97l-18.21-12.14a15.52 15.52 0 0 0-13.5-1.81l-2.65.88c-9.7 3.23-13.66 14.79-7.99 23.3l13.24 19.86c2.87 4.31 7.71 6.9 12.89 6.9h8.21c8.56 0 15.5 6.94 15.5 15.5v11.34c0 3.35-1.09 6.62-3.1 9.3l-18.74 24.98c-1.42 1.9-2.39 4.1-2.83 6.43l-4.3 22.83c-.62 3.29-2.29 6.29-4.76 8.56a159.608 159.608 0 0 0-25 29.16l-13.03 19.55a27.756 27.756 0 0 1-23.09 12.36c-10.51 0-20.12-5.94-24.82-15.34a78.902 78.902 0 0 1-8.33-35.29V367.5c0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-25.88c-14.49 0-28.38-5.76-38.63-16a54.659 54.659 0 0 1-16-38.63v-14.06c0-17.19 8.1-33.38 21.85-43.7l27.58-20.69a54.663 54.663 0 0 1 32.78-10.93h.89c8.48 0 16.85 1.97 24.43 5.77l14.72 7.36c3.68 1.84 7.93 2.14 11.83.84l47.31-15.77c6.33-2.11 10.6-8.03 10.6-14.7 0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-10.09c-4.11 0-8.05-1.63-10.96-4.54l-6.92-6.92a15.493 15.493 0 0 0-10.96-4.54H199.5c-8.56 0-15.5-6.94-15.5-15.5v-4.4c0-7.11 4.84-13.31 11.74-15.04l14.45-3.61c3.74-.94 7-3.23 9.14-6.44l8.08-12.11c2.87-4.31 7.71-6.9 12.89-6.9h24.21c8.56 0 15.5-6.94 15.5-15.5v-21.7C359.23 71.63 422.86 131.02 441.93 208H423.5c-8.56 0-15.5 6.94-15.5 15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stay at women-owned accommodations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe-africa\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm160 215.5v6.93c0 5.87-3.32 11.24-8.57 13.86l-15.39 7.7a15.485 15.485 0 0 1-15.53-.97l-18.21-12.14a15.52 15.52 0 0 0-13.5-1.81l-2.65.88c-9.7 3.23-13.66 14.79-7.99 23.3l13.24 19.86c2.87 4.31 7.71 6.9 12.89 6.9h8.21c8.56 0 15.5 6.94 15.5 15.5v11.34c0 3.35-1.09 6.62-3.1 9.3l-18.74 24.98c-1.42 1.9-2.39 4.1-2.83 6.43l-4.3 22.83c-.62 3.29-2.29 6.29-4.76 8.56a159.608 159.608 0 0 0-25 29.16l-13.03 19.55a27.756 27.756 0 0 1-23.09 12.36c-10.51 0-20.12-5.94-24.82-15.34a78.902 78.902 0 0 1-8.33-35.29V367.5c0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-25.88c-14.49 0-28.38-5.76-38.63-16a54.659 54.659 0 0 1-16-38.63v-14.06c0-17.19 8.1-33.38 21.85-43.7l27.58-20.69a54.663 54.663 0 0 1 32.78-10.93h.89c8.48 0 16.85 1.97 24.43 5.77l14.72 7.36c3.68 1.84 7.93 2.14 11.83.84l47.31-15.77c6.33-2.11 10.6-8.03 10.6-14.7 0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-10.09c-4.11 0-8.05-1.63-10.96-4.54l-6.92-6.92a15.493 15.493 0 0 0-10.96-4.54H199.5c-8.56 0-15.5-6.94-15.5-15.5v-4.4c0-7.11 4.84-13.31 11.74-15.04l14.45-3.61c3.74-.94 7-3.23 9.14-6.44l8.08-12.11c2.87-4.31 7.71-6.9 12.89-6.9h24.21c8.56 0 15.5-6.94 15.5-15.5v-21.7C359.23 71.63 422.86 131.02 441.93 208H423.5c-8.56 0-15.5 6.94-15.5 15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Support women-owned businesses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe-africa\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm160 215.5v6.93c0 5.87-3.32 11.24-8.57 13.86l-15.39 7.7a15.485 15.485 0 0 1-15.53-.97l-18.21-12.14a15.52 15.52 0 0 0-13.5-1.81l-2.65.88c-9.7 3.23-13.66 14.79-7.99 23.3l13.24 19.86c2.87 4.31 7.71 6.9 12.89 6.9h8.21c8.56 0 15.5 6.94 15.5 15.5v11.34c0 3.35-1.09 6.62-3.1 9.3l-18.74 24.98c-1.42 1.9-2.39 4.1-2.83 6.43l-4.3 22.83c-.62 3.29-2.29 6.29-4.76 8.56a159.608 159.608 0 0 0-25 29.16l-13.03 19.55a27.756 27.756 0 0 1-23.09 12.36c-10.51 0-20.12-5.94-24.82-15.34a78.902 78.902 0 0 1-8.33-35.29V367.5c0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-25.88c-14.49 0-28.38-5.76-38.63-16a54.659 54.659 0 0 1-16-38.63v-14.06c0-17.19 8.1-33.38 21.85-43.7l27.58-20.69a54.663 54.663 0 0 1 32.78-10.93h.89c8.48 0 16.85 1.97 24.43 5.77l14.72 7.36c3.68 1.84 7.93 2.14 11.83.84l47.31-15.77c6.33-2.11 10.6-8.03 10.6-14.7 0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-10.09c-4.11 0-8.05-1.63-10.96-4.54l-6.92-6.92a15.493 15.493 0 0 0-10.96-4.54H199.5c-8.56 0-15.5-6.94-15.5-15.5v-4.4c0-7.11 4.84-13.31 11.74-15.04l14.45-3.61c3.74-.94 7-3.23 9.14-6.44l8.08-12.11c2.87-4.31 7.71-6.9 12.89-6.9h24.21c8.56 0 15.5-6.94 15.5-15.5v-21.7C359.23 71.63 422.86 131.02 441.93 208H423.5c-8.56 0-15.5 6.94-15.5 15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Shop at Women's Collectives that Pay Fair Wages<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe-africa\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm160 215.5v6.93c0 5.87-3.32 11.24-8.57 13.86l-15.39 7.7a15.485 15.485 0 0 1-15.53-.97l-18.21-12.14a15.52 15.52 0 0 0-13.5-1.81l-2.65.88c-9.7 3.23-13.66 14.79-7.99 23.3l13.24 19.86c2.87 4.31 7.71 6.9 12.89 6.9h8.21c8.56 0 15.5 6.94 15.5 15.5v11.34c0 3.35-1.09 6.62-3.1 9.3l-18.74 24.98c-1.42 1.9-2.39 4.1-2.83 6.43l-4.3 22.83c-.62 3.29-2.29 6.29-4.76 8.56a159.608 159.608 0 0 0-25 29.16l-13.03 19.55a27.756 27.756 0 0 1-23.09 12.36c-10.51 0-20.12-5.94-24.82-15.34a78.902 78.902 0 0 1-8.33-35.29V367.5c0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-25.88c-14.49 0-28.38-5.76-38.63-16a54.659 54.659 0 0 1-16-38.63v-14.06c0-17.19 8.1-33.38 21.85-43.7l27.58-20.69a54.663 54.663 0 0 1 32.78-10.93h.89c8.48 0 16.85 1.97 24.43 5.77l14.72 7.36c3.68 1.84 7.93 2.14 11.83.84l47.31-15.77c6.33-2.11 10.6-8.03 10.6-14.7 0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-10.09c-4.11 0-8.05-1.63-10.96-4.54l-6.92-6.92a15.493 15.493 0 0 0-10.96-4.54H199.5c-8.56 0-15.5-6.94-15.5-15.5v-4.4c0-7.11 4.84-13.31 11.74-15.04l14.45-3.61c3.74-.94 7-3.23 9.14-6.44l8.08-12.11c2.87-4.31 7.71-6.9 12.89-6.9h24.21c8.56 0 15.5-6.94 15.5-15.5v-21.7C359.23 71.63 422.86 131.02 441.93 208H423.5c-8.56 0-15.5 6.94-15.5 15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Educate Yourself on Local Women's Issues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42171f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42171f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morocco.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7955\" alt=\"A date palm grove in Morocco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morocco.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morocco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morocco-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72cd30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c72cd30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose Women Tour Guides<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70b1b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a70b1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Cairo Egypt, Laila Hassaballa and Mariam Nezar turned their love of food into a tour guiding business they call <a href=\"https:\/\/belliesenroute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bellies en-Route. <\/span><\/a>\u00a0In Kampala Uganda, Rosette and Hannah created a guiding business which connects travelers with local adventure and sustainable tourism: <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithlocals.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Adventures with Locals.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 And in India, Monika followed her dream to become a <a href=\"https:\/\/tourguideinagra.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tour Guide in Agra<\/span><\/a>, escorting visitors to India&#8217;s jewel, the Taj Mahal.\u00a0<\/p><p>Sometimes women tour guides can be found through a simple google search. Tourism boards can also be a place to find women tour guides or women-owned businesses. \u00a0<\/p><p>Of course, seeking women tour guides isn&#8217;t only for adventures in developing nations. I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to get to know a wonderful guide in Athens Greece, who recently stepped away from a career as an archeologist to follow her dream of working in tourism. You can read more about Penelope and her clever insights in: <a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/athens-tour-guide-tips\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Greece Tips from an Athens Tour Guide.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bc3932 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bc3932\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-308d524\" data-id=\"308d524\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba38170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba38170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/african-women-weaving-cooperative.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22210\" alt=\"African women sit together and work on a weaving project\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/african-women-weaving-cooperative.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/african-women-weaving-cooperative-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/african-women-weaving-cooperative-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/african-women-weaving-cooperative-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfae018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfae018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering Women in Tourism in Africa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0ddcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f0ddcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m highlighting Africa specifically because it is home to some of the world&#8217;s fastest growing economies, yet women do not benefit nearly to the same extent as men. There are many barriers, including lack of access to education, training and funding restraints. Equality has stagnated in Africa and research shows women in Africa lag behind women in other parts of the developing world.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Yet women are creating businesses and seeking opportunity in tourism. It is a powerful economic opportunity for women in Africa, according to the World Tourism Organization. We can support these talented entrepreneurs by hiring women when possible on our Africa travels. I recently visited Africa for the first time and had a chance to meet and travel with some remarkable guides and women working in tourism.\u00a0Here are a some fun and inspiring examples of women in tourism in Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6c753a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6c753a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fd861c\" data-id=\"8fd861c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a0781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50a0781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women Travel Entrepreneurs in Africa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a4ab5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a4ab5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07bb28b\" data-id=\"07bb28b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d43e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09d43e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zambia-vic-falls-stella-tloco-women-tour-guides-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34975\" alt=\"Stella and Tloco, two women guides and travel entrepreneurs, pose together in front of a sign at the entrance to Victoria Falls in Zambia. They are dressed casually in jeans and t shirts and both are smiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zambia-vic-falls-stella-tloco-women-tour-guides-1.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zambia-vic-falls-stella-tloco-women-tour-guides-1-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My guides at Victoria Falls, Zambia. Stella (left) and Tloco (right)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7b4f84\" data-id=\"b7b4f84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f6b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9f6b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/zambia-vic-falls-tloco-susan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34976\" alt=\"Tloco Kelebemang and Susan Heinrich pose together in rain ponchos, in front of Victoria Falls in Zambia. The falls and a misty spray are visible beyond them, as well as some green trees.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/zambia-vic-falls-tloco-susan.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/zambia-vic-falls-tloco-susan-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">I had a wonderful day with guide Tloco Kelebemang in Zambia <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2fe57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc2fe57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are choosing an organized group tour, or a tour company to design a trip for you, explore their website to find out if they employ local women and in what capacities. Additionally, many will highlight the fact that they support women-owned businesses. If you can&#8217;t find answers to these questions on the website, reach out and ask.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lubu-africa-travel.my.canva.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lubu Travel Africa<\/span><\/a>, a Botswana-based agency, is a local Africa specialist and can plan any sort of safari or other adventure in Southern Africa. Founder Tloco Kelebemang is a travel entrepreneur passionate about sustainable travel and empowering women in tourism. I traveled with Tloco on my recent trip to Africa and it was a marvelous experience.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">And if you already have Africa plans but would like to find a way to meet with and support local women, consult <a href=\"https:\/\/girlstrip.tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Girls Trip Tours<\/span><\/a> founded by Eyitemi Popo. They support a network of women entrepreneurs in Africa and create customized experiences for solo women travelers and small groups.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-647ddcb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"647ddcb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f0b3ff\" data-id=\"2f0b3ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e118f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e118f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oriah-woman-guide-Chobe-Game-Lodge-Botswana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35002\" alt=\"Chobe Game Lodge Guide, Oriah Nthobatsang, points to something out of view on the Chobe River. She is a seated at the wheel of a riverboat wearing a grey jumpsuit and am orange life jacket.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oriah-woman-guide-Chobe-Game-Lodge-Botswana.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oriah-woman-guide-Chobe-Game-Lodge-Botswana-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oriah-woman-guide-Chobe-Game-Lodge-Botswana-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oriah-woman-guide-Chobe-Game-Lodge-Botswana-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chobe Game Lodge Guide, Oriah Nthobatsang, leading a tour on the Chobe River<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c7902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04c7902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women Safari Guides in Botswana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5deb01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5deb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Botswana, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chobegamelodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chobe Game Lodge,<\/span><\/a> has the first and only all-female guiding team in the country. It is challenging work \u2014 the women work long hours and live at the lodge. But these trailblazers love the conservation work, and the opportunity it provides. They have also proven incredibly popular with guests and have nicknamed themselves the Chobe Angels.\u00a0 The head guide at Chobe, Florence Kagiso, is a bit of a local celebrity and inspires other women to do as she did and undertake guide training at the Wildlife Training Institute in Maun, Botswana, a town set at the edge of the Okavango Delta. The Chobe Angels have proven that women can do this job as well as men and that travelers appreciate the opportunity to support women in tourism.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b2b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55b2b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hippo-botswana-safari-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39747\" alt=\"A hippo is standing in water with a bird on its back.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hippo-botswana-safari-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hippo-botswana-safari-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hippo-botswana-safari-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hippo-botswana-safari.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A hippo relaxes in the Chobe River. Oriah Nthobatsang guided us on our river safari.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f192f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f192f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I visited Chobe for a safari in March 2023, and my guide, Oriah Nthobatsang, expertly led us on an exploration of the river and a land safari. She told me she came from a small village<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where job opportunities were limited. The first time she saw a woman guide driving a land cruiser she was shocked. &#8220;I saw that lady just driving in that long-based Land Cruiser and I was like, \u201cwhat?!\u201d So this is the company that I heard of, that are having lady (guides).&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>She pursued her guiding license and has been working as a guide at Chobe for more than 5 years.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73beb8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73beb8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Aika-Robert-Nkya_Girls-Adventures-Tanzania.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28957\" alt=\"Aika Robert Nkya, Founder of Girls Adventures Tanzania, a tour company and affordable safari operator in Tanzania.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Aika-Robert-Nkya_Girls-Adventures-Tanzania.jpg 684w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Aika-Robert-Nkya_Girls-Adventures-Tanzania-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Aika-Robert-Nkya_Girls-Adventures-Tanzania-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Aika-Robert-Nkya_Girls-Adventures-Tanzania-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Aika Robert Nkya, Founder of Girls Adventures Tanzania<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495abb9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495abb9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Girls Adventures in Tanzania<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5b907a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c5b907a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aika Robert Nkya<\/span> dreamed of starting her own tourism business in Tanzania, one that combined her passion for showing her country to visitors with supporting local communities in the Kilimanjaro region where she is from.\u00a0<\/p><p>In 2021 she launched\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/girlsadventurestz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Girls Adventures Tanzania<\/span><\/a>, which offers every kind of activity an adventurous traveler could imagine: one-day kayak tours, overnights in a Maasai village, and multi-day hiking or safari trips.\u00a0Her team of women guides and porters will even support your dream of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Aika summited it in 2010.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">An important objective for Aika is offering authentic cultural experiences that give opportunities to local communities. She also directs a portion of profits to a local NGO that supplies menstrual kits to young women.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cb025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86cb025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Girls-Adventures-Tours-Dinner-Maasai-village-1024x1022.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28936\" alt=\"A traditional Maasai tent with a woven roof, has a table set with dishes and a bright red cloth, ready to welcome tourists for a meal, near Moshi Tanzania.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Girls-Adventures-Tours-Dinner-Maasai-village.jpeg 926w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Girls-Adventures-Tours-Dinner-Maasai-village-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Girls-Adventures-Tours-Dinner-Maasai-village-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Girls-Adventures-Tours-Dinner-Maasai-village-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Girls-Adventures-Tours-Dinner-Maasai-village-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A traditional Maasai bungalow, ready to welcome tourists for a meal. Near Moshi Tanzania.  Photo courtesy of Girls Adventures Tanzania<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a5e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88a5e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Communities and Affordable Safaris<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714b351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714b351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Girls Adventures Tanzania also offers experiences at various price points, including affordable safaris in a country considered to be a top tier (ie. expensive) safari destination. I&#8217;ve had the chance to get to know Aika and intend to book some experiences with her on a future trip to Tanzania.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2017d5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2017d5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78aa27f\" data-id=\"78aa27f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6441c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d6441c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/women-led-safari-camp-tanazania1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22709\" alt=\"The women of Dunia Safari Camp together around a jeep with their arms raised and happy faces, in Tanzania Africa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/women-led-safari-camp-tanazania1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/women-led-safari-camp-tanazania1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/women-led-safari-camp-tanazania1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/women-led-safari-camp-tanazania1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The women who run Dunia Camp in Tanzania<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db075d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6db075d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women-Owned or Operated Accommodation <br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9426dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9426dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Tanzania,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiliaafrica.com\/camps-lodges\/dunia-camp\/?utm_campaign=12650579028&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_content=511432293091&amp;utm_term=asilia%20africa&amp;adgroupid=120179868237&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAmpyRBhC-ARIsABs2EAq5fdEYF_h99OUAdEUi9DLaGlyY-IbzOpyUN8UwKVBqi2qOJOlzWxMaAk0BEALw_wcB\">The Dunia Camp<\/a><\/span> is the only camp in Africa run entirely by women, a tremendous achievement in a male-dominated industry. It opened in 2016 and has 8 luxury tents, complete with luxe bathrooms and stunning views from private verandahs.<\/p><p>The women who run Dunia are away from family for months at a time but say they love what they do and are proud to be breaking down barriers that have existed for decades. <a href=\"http:\/\/asiliaafrica.com\/camps-lodges\/dunia-camp\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dunia<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is on my bucket list for a future trip to East Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-676baf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"676baf5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f758bf4\" data-id=\"f758bf4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011561e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"011561e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/isa-khan-delhi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4001\" alt=\"ladies walking humayun tomb delhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/isa-khan-delhi.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/isa-khan-delhi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/isa-khan-delhi-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837fc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"837fc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choosing a Tour Operator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c436e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40c436e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">G Adventures: Supporting Women Taxi Drivers in India<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296793f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"296793f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if you travel with a tour operator based in your home country, look for opportunities to support local women. The <a href=\"https:\/\/azadfoundation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Women With Wheels<\/span><\/a> program in India employs at-risk women aged 18-35 to work as drivers in Delhi. I learned about it when I arrived for a two-week tour of India with the tour company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">G Adventures<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 I\u00a0was met at the airport by a young woman named Savita. She insisted on pulling my suitcase to her little car, parked next to a sign indicating the spot was \u201cReserved for Ladies\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><p>Savita expertly navigated the Delhi traffic, and answered my many questions, punctuating her replies with the charming declaration: \u201cThis is my way of thinking.\u201d I noticed many curious stares from men in the cars we drove past. When I asked her about it she shrugged and smiled: \u201cThey are not so used to seeing women taxi drivers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>If you are traveling to India, you can book a transfer with women on wheels directly via the Azad Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azadfoundation.com\/core-initiatives\/women-with-wheels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Women With Wheels program.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a730a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a730a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ashley-Blake-Ecuador-Sani-Warmi-Women.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25620\" alt=\"Ashley Blake of Traverse Jouneys in Ecuador with some women of the Sani Warmi project. This community partner empowers local women and protects the rainforest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ashley-Blake-Ecuador-Sani-Warmi-Women.jpeg 736w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ashley-Blake-Ecuador-Sani-Warmi-Women-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ashley-Blake-Ecuador-Sani-Warmi-Women-150x102.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ashley Blake of Traverse Jouneys in Ecuador with some women of the Sani Warmi project, a community partner which empowers local women and protects the rainforest. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073f268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"073f268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traverse Journeys: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521bfbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"521bfbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I traveled to Greece with this women-owned tour operator and was impressed with their commitment to &#8220;People, Planet, Purpose&#8221;. Every trip is designed to have a positive impact on the places they visit. One element of that is supporting women-owned businesses when possible. Examples include a woman-owned boutique hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, restaurants in Jordan, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/traversejourneys.com\/blog\/meet-our-partner-the-iklan-berber-womens-rug-co-op\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/traversejourneys.com\/blog\/meet-our-partner-the-iklan-berber-womens-rug-co-op&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1678216009699000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pjpnOH2NO2orfBcM9F8CS\"><u>Berber women&#8217;s textile cooperative in Morocco.\u00a0<\/u><\/a> Traverse Journeys also supports a community partner in every location they visit. In Ecuador, that is the Sani Warmi project which empowers the women of Sani Isla to run their own businesses selling artisanal crafts. This sustainable source of income also empowers the \u00a0Sani Warmi women to serve as protectors of 42,000 hectares of rainforest, located here.\u00a0<\/p><p>Tour operators sometimes have such details on their website, or you can ask.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67d1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a67d1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women in Tourism in Mongolia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c40e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84c40e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">I recently learned about the tour company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eternal-landscapes.co.uk\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Eternal Landscapes Mongolia<\/span><\/a> and the founders commitment to employing local women.\u00a0The company philosophy is to nurture the potential of\u00a0 locals by providing long-term employment opportunities. That includes a free training program for Mongolian women who wish to work in tourism. As a result, all of their tour leaders are women. You can read more about the ways that has enhanced the company by founder, Jess Brooks: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jessbrooks.co.uk\/blog\/girl-power\"><span class=\"s1\">Girl Power in Mongolia.\u00a0<\/span><\/a> In the story Jess says, &#8220;I am lucky enough to be in a position to run my own business and, as a woman, it is important to me to use my skills and influence to improve the prospects for other women.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-534d8d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"534d8d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb41e85\" data-id=\"bb41e85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6740671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6740671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ways-to-empower-women.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22216\" alt=\"A woman holds a necklace at a gift shop at the Shinta Mani hotel in Siem Reap Cambodia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ways-to-empower-women.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ways-to-empower-women-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ways-to-empower-women-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ways-to-empower-women-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ways-to-empower-women-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Beautiful handicrafts made by local women are sold at Shinta Mani hotel<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c863807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c863807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose Hotels that Support Women in the Community <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc42cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bc42cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I stayed at the Shinta Mani Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2019, where the Shinta Mani Foundation employs many women and supports the local communities in which their hotels operate. People with limited opportunities due to poverty, are enrolled in a free training program to prepare them for jobs with the <a href=\"https:\/\/shintamani.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Shinta Mani Hotels.<\/span><\/a> And Shinta Mani also supports the education of the community&#8217;s children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gift shop at the Shinta Mani Angkor, where I stayed, sold beautiful handicrafts made by local women. The lovely women employed at the shop helped me to decide which of the many gorgeous necklaces to buy. I chose green. In addition to a wonderful vacation, I met many inspiring women and learned more about the ways that tourism creates opportunities for them in Cambodia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a677fbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a677fbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad84b0c\" data-id=\"ad84b0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721bd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"721bd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/womens-cooperative-rajasthan-india-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2394\" alt=\"womens cooperative rajasthan india\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/womens-cooperative-rajasthan-india-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/womens-cooperative-rajasthan-india-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/womens-cooperative-rajasthan-india-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/womens-cooperative-rajasthan-india-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/womens-cooperative-rajasthan-india.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36feb70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36feb70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shop at Women's Collectives that Pay Fair Wages<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43bf9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d43bf9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a pretty courtyard in Rajasthan India, women work on traditional handicrafts at a women&#8217;s collective called Sunder Rang (beautiful colors in Hindi). The collective was started on International Women&#8217;s Day in 2007 as a way to support the community. A school is located next door, where children from the village learn computer skills. Shopping at well-run cooperatives and paying fair prices for our souvenirs is one way we can empower women when we travel. This collective is located next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chandelao.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chandelao Garh Hotel<\/span><\/a> which helps to run and support both the school and the cooperative.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c8e7639 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c8e7639\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54acc93b\" data-id=\"54acc93b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431ead8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431ead8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659a1a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"659a1a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/susanheinrich.substack.com\/embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" style=\"border:1px solid #EEE; background:white;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73151c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73151c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75d44d7\" data-id=\"75d44d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d8bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2d8bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/athens-walking-tour-dinner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24645\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich with her tour guide, Penelope Triantafyllidou, in Athens Greece\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/athens-walking-tour-dinner.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/athens-walking-tour-dinner-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/athens-walking-tour-dinner-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/athens-walking-tour-dinner-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Susan Heinrich with her tour guide Penelope in Athens, Greece<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45a574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a45a574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What a privilege it is to explore this beautiful world, and find ways for our travel to support the dreams of women in tourism.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Women like Aika of Girls Adventures Tanzania represent a generation of travel entrepreneurs who know they have a role to play in this industry and much to offer. She told me she loves this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt: &#8220;The future belongs to the people who believe in the beauty of their dreams.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p><p>Happy International Women&#8217;s Day, and happy travels!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7e731 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-2074 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f7e731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe-africa\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm160 215.5v6.93c0 5.87-3.32 11.24-8.57 13.86l-15.39 7.7a15.485 15.485 0 0 1-15.53-.97l-18.21-12.14a15.52 15.52 0 0 0-13.5-1.81l-2.65.88c-9.7 3.23-13.66 14.79-7.99 23.3l13.24 19.86c2.87 4.31 7.71 6.9 12.89 6.9h8.21c8.56 0 15.5 6.94 15.5 15.5v11.34c0 3.35-1.09 6.62-3.1 9.3l-18.74 24.98c-1.42 1.9-2.39 4.1-2.83 6.43l-4.3 22.83c-.62 3.29-2.29 6.29-4.76 8.56a159.608 159.608 0 0 0-25 29.16l-13.03 19.55a27.756 27.756 0 0 1-23.09 12.36c-10.51 0-20.12-5.94-24.82-15.34a78.902 78.902 0 0 1-8.33-35.29V367.5c0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-25.88c-14.49 0-28.38-5.76-38.63-16a54.659 54.659 0 0 1-16-38.63v-14.06c0-17.19 8.1-33.38 21.85-43.7l27.58-20.69a54.663 54.663 0 0 1 32.78-10.93h.89c8.48 0 16.85 1.97 24.43 5.77l14.72 7.36c3.68 1.84 7.93 2.14 11.83.84l47.31-15.77c6.33-2.11 10.6-8.03 10.6-14.7 0-8.56-6.94-15.5-15.5-15.5h-10.09c-4.11 0-8.05-1.63-10.96-4.54l-6.92-6.92a15.493 15.493 0 0 0-10.96-4.54H199.5c-8.56 0-15.5-6.94-15.5-15.5v-4.4c0-7.11 4.84-13.31 11.74-15.04l14.45-3.61c3.74-.94 7-3.23 9.14-6.44l8.08-12.11c2.87-4.31 7.71-6.9 12.89-6.9h24.21c8.56 0 15.5-6.94 15.5-15.5v-21.7C359.23 71.63 422.86 131.02 441.93 208H423.5c-8.56 0-15.5 6.94-15.5 15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae95680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae95680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I will update this article with more resources as I meet more incredible women on my travels. If you know of a tourism business in a developing country that is owned by women or employs women in a meaningful way, please share it in the comments and I will reach out to them.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60aec70c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60aec70c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3c87e1\" data-id=\"5a3c87e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff8c731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ff8c731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More to Explore<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b0ddf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54b0ddf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sustainable-travel-tips-midlife-globetrotter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23274\" alt=\"A woman spreads her arms in a bamboo forest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sustainable-travel-tips-midlife-globetrotter.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sustainable-travel-tips-midlife-globetrotter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sustainable-travel-tips-midlife-globetrotter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sustainable-travel-tips-midlife-globetrotter-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d55a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27d55a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking for ways to tread lightly on your travels? This article offers some ideas. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fb6418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73fb6418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/sustainable-travel-tips\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sustainable Travel Tips for Earth Day &amp; Every Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Our adventures can empower the growing number of women who work in tourism, in every corner of the globe March 8 is International Women&#8217;s Day, a day when we celebrate the achievements of women, and consider all that remains to be done to create gender equality around the world. 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