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dc.contributor.authorFullagar, S
dc.contributor.authorPavlidis, A
dc.contributor.editorProfessor Jack Carlsen and Professor Leo Jago
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:09:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:09:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-03T04:14:13Z
dc.identifier.issn1758-2954
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/17582951211229708
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/47112
dc.description.abstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop a gendered understanding of women's experience of a mass cycle tour event. Design/methodology/approach - This research uses an ethnographic approach to explore women's experiences of a cycle tour event. Qualitative data are analysed through the conceptual framework of post-structural feminism. Findings - Key themes included the meaning of women's cycle tour experience as a "shared journey", the centrality of the "body" in event design (comfort, safety, enjoyment) and an event culture of "respect" (encouragement, skill development, knowledge sharing). Research limitations/implications - This research is based on a particular sample of women who were largely Anglo-Celtic, middle to lower middle class and middle aged Australians. Hence, this research does not claim to be representative of all women's experiences. Given the strong focus on quantitative research within event management, this research identifies the need for qualitative and feminist approaches. Practical implications - The research findings identify a number of gender issues for professionals to reflexively consider in designing, promoting, managing and evaluating mass cycle tour events. The findings have implications for how active tourism events are conceptualised, promoted and managed as gender inclusive. Social implications - Developing a gender inclusive approach to events can broaden the participant target market and address equity issues relating to women's participation in physical activity. Originality/value - There has been little exploration of the gendered experience or management of events in the literature. Hence, this paper contributes to empirical research and theorising of women's experiences of active tourism events.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom149
dc.relation.ispartofpageto170
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Event and Festival Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume3
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBusiness systems in context not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommercial services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3508
dc.title"It's all about the journey": women and cycling events
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorPavlidis, Adele
gro.griffith.authorFullagar, Simone P.


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