Women shun guide jobs

Women shun guide jobs

SURABAYA: Tourist guides are mostly male because society still cannot accept the thought of women spending long hours with foreign tourists, according to the East Java chapter of the Association of Tourist Guides.

Hadi Tamtomo said 90 of the 100 tourist guides registered with the association are men, Antara reported.

Many parents have apprehension about letting their daughters travel long distances for days with complete strangers, Hadi said, adding that he was optimistic that this attitude would change gradually.

Hadi said at present, East Java does not have problems finding tourist guides to cope with the number of visitors to the province. (emb)