This paper focused on identifying the role of women in the tourism sector, based on a systematic literature review of 10 journal articles from national and international journals. According to the findings, there are differences in the roles of women and men in tourism. Women have a role in supporting the tourism sector, namely in maintaining culture and tourism development. However, women’s roles are more concentrated in low-skill and low-paid areas. Women’s skills are more dominant in the accommodation sector which includes homestay services, food and beverage services, making souvenirs, opening stalls, hawking trade, cooking, cleaning public places and working in the hospitality sector. This is due to women’s limited access to education, skills in tourism, family background, physical condition, language, and ability to set their criteria. The results of the literature review were used to analyze the role of women in the tourism sector in the tourist village of Nglanggeran in Patuk, Gunugkidul, Yogyakarta. Keywords: role, women, tourism

This study aims to describe a strategy to increase the capacity of women in rural communities. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a case study design. Determination of subjects in the study using purposeful sampling, namely selecting informative cases based on the strategies and objectives set by the researcher. Data collection techniques used documentation, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, and physical devices. The research instrument is the researcher. The data analysis technique uses data collection, condensation, presentation, and conclusion. The data's validity using source and method triangulation. The results of this study indicate that strategies to improve women's abilities in rural communities can be carried out through community-based education. In community-based education, women can; a) increase capabilities and skills in processing natural potential in the form of products that can be sold, b) increasing women's access to utilizing natural resources and accessing information in society, c) increasing women's ability to interact both in the community and in society at large. The novelty of this research is a theoretical novelty, namely, using the concept of community-based education to improve women's abilities in rural communities. Keywords: capacities; community-based education; community; rural; women's abilities