Media Representation of Men and Women in the Professional Kitchen
Introduction
Women are, arguably by nature, associated with nurturing and cooking. This seems to be historically true across cultures. However, in many societies, chef occupation is a largely gendered occupation as women are likely to be excluded from the professional kitchen. This relates to the fact men and women chefs are involved different jobs and specialties. For instance, men chefs are expected to take control over the kitchen and its staff. Yet, women chefs are linked to the domestic kitchen in which they prepare home-style food for friends and families. Even though the technical job of the men and women chefs may not be unalike, their positions impose different levels …show more content…
In addition, women’s inferior position in the professional kitchen has been associated with gender stereotypes in terms of workplace requirements, women’s familial responsibilities, and their lack of leadership skills, the physical and emotional preparedness to work as a chef (Harris & Guiffre, 2015). Furthermore, some research illustrated that discrimination in the hiring, promotion, and pay are responsible for the fewer number of the women in the professional kitchen (Cooper, …show more content…
The advent of food-centered media, such as The Food Network, has shed lights into those who cook for a living by hosting celebrities on its cooking shows (Harris & Guiffre, 2015). That increasing interest in chefs has also been observed in the growing number of cooking shows streamed on other networks, such as NBC, Fox, and BRAVO, that were not originally interested in food (Pearlman, 2013). Besides, the spread of food blogs and websites have allowed diners to share pictures of meals they had in a popular restaurant, track restaurant openings, or even critically and professionally evaluate a restaurant they attended (Johnston & Baumann, as cited in Harris & Guiffre, 2015). Altogether has greatly contributed to the rise of the professional status of
Introduction
Women are, arguably by nature, associated with nurturing and cooking. This seems to be historically true across cultures. However, in many societies, chef occupation is a largely gendered occupation as women are likely to be excluded from the professional kitchen. This relates to the fact men and women chefs are involved different jobs and specialties. For instance, men chefs are expected to take control over the kitchen and its staff. Yet, women chefs are linked to the domestic kitchen in which they prepare home-style food for friends and families. Even though the technical job of the men and women chefs may not be unalike, their positions impose different levels …show more content…
In addition, women’s inferior position in the professional kitchen has been associated with gender stereotypes in terms of workplace requirements, women’s familial responsibilities, and their lack of leadership skills, the physical and emotional preparedness to work as a chef (Harris & Guiffre, 2015). Furthermore, some research illustrated that discrimination in the hiring, promotion, and pay are responsible for the fewer number of the women in the professional kitchen (Cooper, …show more content…
The advent of food-centered media, such as The Food Network, has shed lights into those who cook for a living by hosting celebrities on its cooking shows (Harris & Guiffre, 2015). That increasing interest in chefs has also been observed in the growing number of cooking shows streamed on other networks, such as NBC, Fox, and BRAVO, that were not originally interested in food (Pearlman, 2013). Besides, the spread of food blogs and websites have allowed diners to share pictures of meals they had in a popular restaurant, track restaurant openings, or even critically and professionally evaluate a restaurant they attended (Johnston & Baumann, as cited in Harris & Guiffre, 2015). Altogether has greatly contributed to the rise of the professional status of