7th International Gran Canaria Spring Symposium in Tourism Development (VII SSTD 2025)
The UNESCO Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) is organizing the Workshop online entlited “Gender, community and everyday challenges: A dialogue around the work of five women researchers”. This workshop will be held on 20 June, as part of the 7th International Gran Canaria Spring Symposium in Tourism Development (VII SSTD 2025), an international event organized by the University Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development of the ULPGC.
Through their experiences, five women researchers whose work addresses key issues such as gender, social psychology, tourism, education, and community-based research will reflect on power dynamics, structural barriers, and the emotional and financial challenges of conducting research within communities. The session highlights feminist approaches, the ethics of care, and the collective construction of knowledge as essential paths toward transformation. It aims to foster critical dialogue around the tensions between academic frameworks and community realities. Ultimately, the round table seeks to inspire more inclusive, situated, and socially engaged research practices.
This workshop is coordinated by Yen E. Lam González (Director of Research of the UNESCO Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development, ULPGC) and Eugenio Díaz Fariña (Secretary of the UNESCO Chair on Tourism and Sustainable Economic, Development, ULPGC).
Organised by the UNESCO Chair on Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development. (Director: Carmelo J. León González and Co-Director: Javier de León Ledesma).
