جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « women empowerment » در نشریات گروه « جغرافیا »

Tourism is one of the most dynamic economic activities of the current era, which plays an important role in sustainable local development. This industry, on the one hand, provides leisure time, and on the other hand, leads to the development and growth of less developed areas and the spread of culture and religion in different regions. Cultural tourism, as one of the types of tourism, plays a significant role in the dissemination of the indigenous and national cultures of different lands and cultures. One of the cultural attractions in the world is the traditional clothing of different nations, which reflects the national and cultural identity, rituals, and customs, and shows the ways they can be distinguished from those in other nations of the world. This article aims to examine the position of traditional clothing, which is one of the most important factors affecting the tourism industry. For this purpose, it analyzes the traditional clothing of Iranian ethnic groups and scrutinizes its cultural and artistic impact on attracting tourists. The present study seeks to answer the question of how the traditional clothing of Iranian ethnic groups can contribute to the development of cultural tourism in Iran? This research is applied and uses the descriptive-analytical-survey method. The data collection methods included library and field research. Data from the field was collected through interviews with 40 researchers and experts in the field of tourism. The validity and reliability of the study were established through Cronbach’s test and snowball sampling. The research hypothesis was based on the positive effect of traditional Iranian clothing in various dimensions and methods on cultural tourism. Analysis of the opinions of experts and researchers shows that the traditional clothing of Iranian ethnic groups is an important element in defining cultural identity in five sections: cultural relations, international tourism cooperation, introduction and supply of traditional clothing, advertising and dissemination of indigenous culture, can be identified and expanded as one of the most effective cultural attractions in the cultural tourism industry in Iran.

Nowadays , numerous challenges have emerged cause of increasing expansion of urbanization. Accordingly, global focus has shifted towards the comprehensive development of cities, and also improvement of countries. One of the most important urban development’s approaches is to focus on the smallest unit, in fact the neighborhoods within the framework of neighborhood planning , with an emphasis on enhancing the quality of life and providing an appropriate context for the formation of community spaces in order to be aware of the requirements and coordinate the projects are presented with the necessity of the local community. Women, as the most influential social groups, play a key role in development of countries. Therefore, the present study seeks to explore the role of women in the local community for the development of the neighborhood. This research is a developmental research with a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative). Initially, in the form of an open questionnaire, in-depth interviews were conducted with experts to identify the dimensions, components and indicators of the research and were analyzed by Maxqda12 software. Next, the newborn model was entered into Smart pls software for analysis. It was a little bit. The results show that women in the local community play a moderating role in development, which in turn accelerates neighborhood development. Also, factors of political and institutional structures, women's right to the city, education and awareness and finally cultural beliefs and attitudes are the most important factors affecting the role of women in the development of Tarasht neighborhood.

While women account for about half the population of rural areas, they have always been considered as vulnerable populations of the community. Considering empowerment and its effective factors can increase their participation in livelihoods and increase their ability to help increase their family income. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the factors and drivers that affect the empowerment of rural women. The present research is a descriptive-analytical one. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire and interviewed with rural women in Zanjan. The statistical population includes rural women in Zanjan city (N = 43559). Using Cochran's formula and quotient sampling, 381 women over 20 years old were selected as samples. Data were analyzed using one-sample t-test and binary logistic regression tests. The results showed that among the 29 variables in the study, 14 variables significantly had a significant relationship with the empowerment of rural women in Zanjan. Accordingly, economic factors (0.1171), psychological (0.197) and personal factors (109.10) had the most effects on empowerment of rural women (dependent variable). The results of this study can be used to identify the factors affecting the empowerment of rural women and removing the barriers related to it in the villages of the region and in general in the villages of the country.