'It's never turned me back': female mountain guides' constraint negotiation. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Evans, Kate; Anderson, Denise M.
• Is Part Of: Annals of leisure research. Volume 21:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 9
• Page End: 31
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: Outdoor adventure recreation -- mountain guiding -- constraint negotiation -- poststructural feminism -- gender socialization; Leisure -- Periodicals; Recreation -- Periodicals; Sports -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Tourism -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 306.481205
• DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2016.1250649
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1174-5398

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Females participate in outdoor adventure recreation at lower rates than males for a variety of reasons including societal gender expectations, a lack of exposure, and fear. Research indicates that females who participate in outdoor recreation are more empowered and have higher levels of self-esteem, self-worth, confidence, and body image. Thus, it is important to encourage and empower females to take part in outdoor recreation. Framed by poststructural feminism, this study seeks to move beyond a constraints perspective and towards an understanding of how gendered norms may be broken down. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to understand the lifetime experiences of professional mountain guides including the constraints faced, negotiation strategies utilized, and specific contexts within which they reached their professional level of participation.