Women in Hospitality

Women in Hospitality 2023

Sixth Annual Report Benchmarking Women in Hotel Industry Leadership

The Penn State School of Hospitality Management released the 2023 “Women in Hospitality” research report, with the support of the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLAF) — a philanthropic organization that aims to inspire, support, and advance the hospitality workforce.

The report assesses the state of women’s representation in leadership in the hotel industry. Findings show women’s advancement to executive level roles in 2022 has been steady, yet slow.

It is the sixth annual benchmark report funded by the AHLA Foundation. A team of doctoral students, supervised by Phil Jolly, assistant professor of hospitality management at Penn State, reviewed publicly available data spanning more than 6,000 individuals from 701 companies and more than 7,000 hotel investment conference attendees.

Women in Hospitality 2023 report