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Not one of the guys: women chefs redefining gender in the culinary…
Not one of the guys: women chefs redefining gender in the culinary industry
by Deborah Harris and Patti Giuffre
Sociologists observed discrimination based on gender stereotypes, where it is male-dominated occupation.
stereotypes:
Women are not good leaders, too emotional, etc
professional kitchen - male dominated
women entering the kitchens regarded as "invaders" (Bartholomew & Garey 1997)
Gender division aided by separate spheres for men and women, preventing women from participating in the growing restaurant industry. (Ferguson 2004).
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How are women coping with these stereotypes, etc.
Research on women in male-dominated environments suggests women must perform gender in specific ways (Levin 2001)
some women try to fit in
by becoming 'social men'
hiding any gender related
differences (Acker 1999)
some workplaces respond
well to this attitude and give
them reward, mentoring,
bonus, promotion and respect
(Roth 2006)
Study from Britton 2003
showed women keeping their feminine side
in prison helped retain calmness in the workplace.
Another study in the Marines also found women wanting to remain feminine (Williams 1989)
Some women chefs believe that keeping their feminine traits are positive and they wanted to keep it and change the internal culture in positive ways.
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Head chef
sous chef
cooks
Percentage of Women in selected culinary occupations (2003-2008)
Chefs and Head Cooks 14%
First line supervisors 58%
Cooks 37%
Food workers 70%
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Long hours incompatible with family commitments (Harris & Giuffre)
Women seen as interfering with this solidarity and team effort (Druckman 2010)
Many employers do not offer health benefits and is not attractive to women (Cooper 1997)
Discrimination when hiring and paying women (Bartholomew & Garey 1996)
Sexual harassment also an issue (Cooper 1997)
Women seen as not good leaders in the authoritarian style. Women however leadership which nurtures, remains calm and treat people humanely serve as valuable forms of leadership within organisations (Miller Forest Jurik 2003)
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Transforming workplace culture in the kitchen. Women believe that women calm the kitchen and decrease the incidence of sexual harassment and other sexually offensive behaviour.
Having a woman in the kitchen fosters a workplace where grossness such as sexual joking and aggressive teasing is not allowed.
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Reframing feminine characteristics as strengths instead of weakness appears to be a way of resisting gender stereotypes for women chefs