Title: Determining the Gender Equality Practices among Hotel Employees in Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ)
Authors: Mark Alvin V. Lazaro, DBA, Donna Mae L. Orias, Almera Mae Rojas, Erica Mae Agravante, Nathaniel Vida T. Montano, Mike Angelo P. Lugtu, Jan Noah B. Eclarin
Volume: 8
Issue: 7
Pages: 42-47
Publication Date: 2024/07/28
Abstract:
Gender equality is an essential principle that promotes equal rights, opportunities, and treatment regardless of gender. The main objective of this study is to identify gender equality practices among hotel employees in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ). More specifically, it determined gender equality among employees in terms of workplace gender bias, parity in appraisal and growth opportunities, natural gender differences, and gender-based work allocation; tested the significant difference among responses on gender equality when grouped by profile; and proposed criteria to promote gender equality in the hotel industry in Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ). A quantitative design and descriptive approach were used. The data was gathered from 180 respondents using a purposive sampling technique and a 4-point Likert scale survey form. The data was analyzed using statistical techniques such as the frequency and percentage tests, the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the test of differences. Examining gender equality in the workplace in terms of age, marital status, educational attainment, and years of service. It reveals that gender, age, marital status, educational attainment, and years of service have no significance on gender equality in the workplace, including gender bias, parity appraisal and advancement opportunities, natural gender disparities, and gender-based task allocation. While educational attainment is significant in gender equality in the workplace in terms of gender bias, natural gender differences, and gender-based work allocation. The criteria for the best implementer of gender equality practices in hotels in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) have been proposed to hotel management for implementation to promote gender equality.