Gender Equality in Northern Province Hospitality Sector

Abstract

The term ‘Gender Equality’ describes the equal valuing of the different character assumed by male and female. At present in Northern part of Sri Lanka there is huge improvement in the field of hospitality. Nowadays gender equality is very important thing in every workforce especially in Hospitality sector. Many countries are accepting the gender equality. After math of war in Northern Province of Sri Lanka without any discrimination, male and female are taking part in the field of hospitality. The main reasons for this change are economical breakdown and interest of the people towards hospitality field. There are more than ten women staffs working in the hotel industry Northern part of Sri Lanka. The hospitality industry helps the women staffs for balancing their families. Because Northern Province has many women leadership families. Most of the female workers (Captain of the families) are working as Cleaning staff, Front office assistance, Assistance managers, Managers, Training instructors in the Northern Province hotel sector. According to my field visit, Northern province hospitality sectors provide some security service for the female staffs such as hostel arrangements, no night shift works, High security inside the hotel. The Northern Province hospitality outlet not only hotels but also catering service, self-employments such as sweets delivery for the functions and parties. Those works are done by both genders because after the war many families are affected by the economical poverty. According to my data collection, more than 200 families are doing the self-employment such as catering service for the parties, food issuing for the university students, sweets issuing for the functions. Female staffs are able to work with the good mentality as they come to the working field. Though there are educated people in northern part of Sri Lanka only a few are qualified in this particular field. Nevertheless, at present many Northern Province female students are studying hospitality degree at University college of Jaffna. They come from different districts, mostly from Northern Province. The women hoteliers are not only capable in Front office but also, they are able to work in Human resource department, Account department, Kitchen department, Housekeeping department and Security service department. At last it is noted that Hospitality is the key factor in the long-lasting sustainability of the economic system of Northern part of Sri Lanka. In future Northern part of Sri Lanka hospitality sector will improved lot of without any gender discrimination.