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ABSRACT Tourism is a source of bread and butter for many people and is one the largest employment generating economic sector in the world. As per WTTC (2021), travel and tourism generated 334 million jobs. This sector supports 1 in every 10 jobs on the planet. It is a labour-intensive industry; many people across the world are directly or indirectly employed in the tourism industry. Various people working for airlines, hotels, restaurants, travel agencies/tour operators, online travel portals, local transporters, entertainment organizations, sightseeing attractions and others such as souvenir merchandisers, local artisans, local shopkeepers, local guides, drivers and photographers earn their living through tourism. In most regions of the world, the majority of tourism workers are women. But women tend to be concentrated in the lowest-paid and low-level jobs in the tourism sector. In addition, women do a large amount of unpaid work in family tourism businesses also. Therefore, as a specialized UN agency in the field of tourism, UNWTO is trying to enhancing the positive impact of tourism development on the lives of women. It helps to achieve the fifth sustainable development goal - "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls". In doing so, member countries are encouraged to bring gender issues, gender equality and the empowerment of women to the forefront of their tourism policies.