Do you know that roughly 54 % of the tourism workforce worldwide is feminine? From breaking limitations to breaking data, and even breaking stereotypes, girls are and have been on the coronary heart of journey for a really very long time. This yr, Worldwide Ladies’s Day – noticed on March eighth – is being celebrated below the theme #InspireInclusion.
By way of this yr’s theme, IWD is sounding the decision to work in direction of a world freed from bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
Tourism should proceed to ship on its potential as a driver of girls’s empowerment and alternative”.
-The United Nations World Tourism Group (UNWTO)
In Belize and past, there are numerous phenomenal girls, together with entrepreneurs, leaders, cultural ambassadors, and adventurers, whose achievements and contributions – regardless of how huge or small – are worthy of reward. Listed below are just some of them.
From Belize to the World: the Trailblazing Future Wagner
Picture courtesy of Pictures by Quilz Tamay
Most know her as Miss Earth 2021, however Belize’s Future Wagner dons many titles. That features entrepreneur, poet, traveler, influencer, and, undoubtedly, a “PG gyal” at coronary heart. Hailing from the quiet city of Punta Gorda, Future made historical past when she gained the title of Miss Earth. She grew to become the primary Belizean girl to ever win a crown in any of the foremost worldwide magnificence pageants, making her nation proud. Since then, Future has traveled extensively, visiting nations like South Africa and Puerto Rico. She additionally earned the title of Belize’s Sustainable Tourism Ambassador.
Honouring Our Tourism and Hospitality Heroes
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- Dasha Shivers – Managing Director at Ray Caye Island Resort
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- Mariam Roberson and Paulita Bedran of San Ignacio Resort Resort
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- Magali Perdomo Gabb – Normal Handle of Travellers Liquors Ltd
Belize’s hospitality world is crammed with hardworking and devoted girls who go above and past to supply memorable experiences to those that choose to discover Belize. That features:
Dasha Shivers – The Managing Director at Ray Caye Island Resort, Dasha has been within the hospitality trade for over 20 years now. As a lady in tourism, Dasha makes it her responsibility to guide by instance. She’s additionally by no means one to shrink back from laborious work or a problem.
Mariam Roberson and Paulita Bedran – The Bedran sisters of San Ignacio Resort Resort are each hands-on on the subject of working the legacy left behind by their father Escandar Bedran, alongside their siblings. In August 2023, the SIRH celebrated 47 years within the enterprise.
Magali Perdomo Gabb – A girl generally known as one among Belize’s leaders in rum making, Magali Perdomo Gabb is the Normal Supervisor of Travellers Liquors Ltd. In a closely male-dominated trade, Perdomo Gabb stands out as a real inspiration for ladies in rummaking.
Meet South Africa’s First Black Feminine Freediving Teacher
She’s been nicknamed the black mermaid, and together with her putting blue tresses and ocean blue wetsuit, it’s a nickname that Zandi Ndhlovu wears effectively. A girl who’s breaking each limitations and stereotypes, Ndhlovu has been difficult the long-held narrative that individuals who seem like her “don’t swim.” At this time, she is South Africa’s first black feminine freediving teacher.
I seemed beneath the floor of the water and couldn’t imagine the overwhelming blue, the yellow fish, and the solar rays on the coral reef. It was probably the most lovely factor I had ever seen in my life.”
Ndhlovu additionally helped to determine the Black Mermaid Basis. By way of it, she has been working to make sure that marginalized youngsters have entry to the ocean. Final yr, she was named one of many BBC’s 100 Ladies of 2023.
How CC+L Is Celebrating Worldwide Ladies’s Day
From the multifaceted Future Wagner to main journey skilled Louise Roe Courtenay, Caribbean Tradition + Way of life is shining the highlight on girls who’re fueled by wanderlust. Celebrating Ladies Who Journey is a mini-blog collection that goals to get to know a few of the nation’s adventurous girls a bit extra. Take a look at our interviews and our different Ladies’s Day options right here.
Glad Worldwide Ladies’s Day from the CC+L Workforce!
