 the plan includes guidelines for companies to prevent violence against women, and instruction on how to construct safe areas for women traveling alone. - A.M. Costa Rica illustrative photo - Equality and women’s safety lead new plan in tourism industry |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff An agreement between the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism and the National Institute of Women will promote a new plan for improving gender equality in tourism services, allowing for women to work in equal and safe conditions with men. It’s meant to avoid gender discrimination in the workplace. According to Gustavo Segura, Minister of Tourism, the plan includes guidelines for companies to prevent violence against women, and instruction on how to construct safe areas for women traveling alone. Also included in the plan are recommendations for implementing good practices in the tourism sector that guarantees safe environments, free of violence for tourists. "In this way, it is intended to protect women, improve the quality of the services offered and the competitiveness of Costa Rica as a tourist destination," the government said in its statement. Gender equality is the equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations and needs equally, regardless of gender. The institute is expected to provide the gender equality plan in the coming weeks.  According to the United Nations Population Fund, UFPA, there are common steps that can be applied to changing all kinds of discriminatory norms to achieve gender equality. "This approach can arise organically, as the world saw with the #MeToo movement, where women’s voices and experiences were elevated by members of the media, sparking calls for an end to sexual harassment," the organization siad in its statement. Initial steps for terminating workplace misogyny include identifying the harmful norm, advocacy by prominent individuals, sharing experiences and perspectives within the community and demanding calls for change with new laws and policies. The process depends on “creating trust between community members and influencers or decision-makers, " Lacina Zerbo, UNFPA employee said. -------------------------- How should the government mandate gender equality guidelines to all companies? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com         
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