Table 1.

Dimensions to consider in the definition of research objectives and hypotheses

Individual
Level
Socialization, personality, construction of one's identity and self-perception
Interactional
Level
Stereotypes, social roles, expected behavior, cognitive biases
Institutional/Sectorial
Level
Beliefs, ideology, power, resource distribution, institutionalized structuring, macro factors
Are there intrinsic characteristics that define feminine and masculine identity in the tourism industry?
Which values and beliefs are involved in feminine and masculine identity when dealing with travel and leisure?
How does gender influence self-concept or self-satisfaction from a leisure perspective?
What constrains does gender imply in individual tourism decisions or in the specific analyzed tourism issues?
Is gender identity linked with stages in life cycle?
How have men and women internalized gender roles?
How is gender created through social interaction in tourism?
How do gender roles influence individual behavior in the investigated tourist issue?
Could you identify different behaviors in the interaction with others in the analyzed tourism issue?
How does the family define gender roles in tourism?
Does gender affect job opportunities, wages, working conditions in the tourism industry?
How does gender affect success?
What is the relevance of gendered organization in the tourism industry?
What gendered stereotypes are established in the tourism industry? Do these stereotypes influence the different treatment of men and women in tourism?
Does gender affect leisure activities offered by the tourism industry?
Do socio cultural factors (society patriarchal or matriarchal, age, family life cycle sage, education and self-concept) determine travel?
Source: Adapted and extended from Segovia-Pérez et al. (2019a, 2019b) and Risman (2004) 

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