Women hold 52-70% of hospitality jobs globally but only 5-7% of CEO positions, with structural bias, not talent gaps, identified as the key barrier to advancement.

A Majority Without Authority

On the surface, hospitality looks like one of the most female-dominated industries in the global economy. Women make up roughly 52 to 70 percent of the hospitality workforce across major markets. Yet this numerical dominance conceals a persistent hierarchy: the roles women occupy and the roles men occupy are rarely the same roles, and the difference maps onto a much older distinction between relational labour and strategic authority. At the delivery end, this shows up as near-total feminisation: housekeeping is around 71 percent female, and reception runs similarly high depending on the market.

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