In my field, most definitely. Where I work now is an exception to the rule with 6 females and 3 males, but I think when a restaurant has a female chef, you're more likely to find more female line cooks.
I was a chef for quite some time, and even female line cooks are an extreme rarity. I was hard pressed to find female line cooks to hire--although if they weren't up to the demands of the job I wouldn't hire them just as I wouldn't hire a man. when I was a line cook, I never noticed that women chefs hired females over males. even if this is the case at times, women make considerably less, even when there are more of them in a particular workplace than men
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Half the dishwashers/prep cooks at my current place of employment are amigas, too.
Overall, I agree. This business attracts more males - males who aren't put off by the fish guts and low pay and long hours like the average girly girl. I've been lucky to work in establishments with a better male/female ratio, and I've worked with some truly kick-ass female line cooks who leave their male counterparts in the dust. I'm currently working under a female chef who was just invited to take part in the Iron Chef America teevee show, so as I said before, exception to the rule. ;)
I still think a female chef is more likely to hire a female line cook. Whether she gets the opportunity or not is another story. There are still far too many 'good old boy' kitchens out there where a female would never even be considered for employment, regardless of her skill.
"There are still far too many 'good old boy' kitchens out there where a female would never even be considered for employment, regardless of her skill."
that is definitely true. although, once in a while, it is possible to beat the odds; I worked at a legendary good old boy's club in NY and was the only girl I saw for the two years I was there.
yes. in all manner of career type, all demographics (which only become more vast when you factor in minority), and as a whole when you factor in the entire work force of the United States. furthermore, even if there are as many women (numerically) in a particular field, they are recieving considerably less pay than their male counterparts.
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Overall, I agree. This business attracts more males - males who aren't put off by the fish guts and low pay and long hours like the average girly girl. I've been lucky to work in establishments with a better male/female ratio, and I've worked with some truly kick-ass female line cooks who leave their male counterparts in the dust. I'm currently working under a female chef who was just invited to take part in the Iron Chef America teevee show, so as I said before, exception to the rule. ;)
I still think a female chef is more likely to hire a female line cook. Whether she gets the opportunity or not is another story. There are still far too many 'good old boy' kitchens out there where a female would never even be considered for employment, regardless of her skill.
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that is definitely true. although, once in a while, it is possible to beat the odds; I worked at a legendary good old boy's club in NY and was the only girl I saw for the two years I was there.
I'm curious...where do you work?
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But then again, I'd say there will never be a 'balance' of anything as fluid of that statistic.
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