Royal Mountain Travel- Nepal's video: Episode 4: Making tourism an empowering sector for women

In this episode of the Sustainability Series, we explore a few places where the gender gap exists, learn about the challenges, and discuss a few ways to close the gender gap. We interview leaders who have excelled in their fields. Yankila Sherpa: Yankila Sherpa is the former Tourism Minister of Nepal. She has also held various other leadership positions including former President of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs of Nepal and Trekking Agency Association of Nepal. She is the Managing Director for Snow Leopard Trek. Priyanka Singh: Priyanka Singh is the regional (South, East and Central Asia) representative for Planeterra Foundation, a leading non-profit that uses community tourism as a tool for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment. For more information: https://planeterra.org Reetal Rana: Reetal Rana is the Managing Director for Mid-Valley International College, a leading college that offers courses in hospitality management, among other degrees. Throughout her career, Ms. Rana has held various leadership positions both inside the education sector and outside. For more information: https://midvalley.edu.np Check out other related videos: 1) To understand the perspective of women in the tourism sector in non-urban settings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYRETtUHC48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCVHbD90oj0 2) To understand the perspective of a tour leader