Girlfriend getaways and Women's well-being

摘要: This study explored girlfriend getaways (all-women leisure-based travel), focusing on the im portance and meaning of such experiences their potential contribution to women’s overall well-being. Data collection involved 11 focus groups 15 individual interviews, resulting in a sample 83 women from diverse backgrounds. The data were analyzed using constructivist grounded theory. threads evident link between well-being can be classified into four interrelated domains: escapism, different gender dynamics, existential authenticity, empowerment. particularly noted sense freedom so cial structures gendered expectations. Links are made feminist scholarship leisure tourism studies, attention is drawn importance all-women localized spaces for empowerment