Investigation of women’s attitude to forming tourism-camping areas for ladiesCase study: Kashan

Background and Purpose; Nowadays, in all cities of our country like Kashan, ladies’ parks are constructed. The study investigates the women’s attitude to forming tourism-camping areas for ladies and it is going to find the answer for the following questions: are these places suitable solutions for ladies’ comfort and freedom? Method; What are the requirements to improve its function? Data collection of the study is done by a researcher-made questionnaire containing 61 items. Sample size of the study was 216 ladies of Kashan citizens. Statistical analyses such as T-test, Friedman, and factor analysis are accomplished by SPSS. findings; The results of factor analysis demonstrate that five factors of cyberspace, sports and treatment, travel, household activities, and collective activities with factor loadings of 15.83, 12.10, 10.59, 9.61, and 7.94 respectively are able to express 56.095 of the changes in patterns of spending free times of the ladies. According to variance percentage of every factor, the most effective factor in pattern of spending free time for the ladies is related to cyberspace and shopping. Conclusion; Kashanian women have a positive attitude towards the formation of leisure spaces for women and have stated that if a women's park is built near their place of residence, they will definitely go there to spend their leisure time.