... . Career progression Career barriers Structural empowerment Gender bias Malaysia Empowerment constitutes a managerial approach embedded in the organizational setting, typically characterized as actions by firms to distribute authority and decision-making across hierarchical levels (Hechanova...

...-to-female mentoring Gender disparity Grounded theory approach Gender bias Inclusion The hospitality sector is recognized as one of the largest and fastest-growing service industries worldwide. However, it remains deeply rooted in traditional gender norms (Brizuela et al., 2023). Despite...