Taking the Heat : Women Chefs and Gender Inequality in the Professional Kitchen /

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A number of recent books, magazines, and television programs have emerged that promise to take viewers inside the exciting world of professional chefs. While media suggest that the occupation is undergoing a transformation, one thing remains clear: being a chef is a decidedly male-dominated job. Tak...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Harris, Deborah Ann (Author), Giuffre, Patti, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women in the hospitality industry.
Women in the food industry.
Women cooks.
Sex discrimination against women.
Food service.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
food service.
Cuisinieres (Personnes)
Services alimentaires.
Femmes dans l'industrie alimentaire.
Discrimination à l'egard des femmes.
Food Services
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "There's a girl in the kitchen!" : why a study of women chefs
  • Home vs. haute: gender and status in the evolution of professional chefs
  • From good to great: food media and becoming an elite chef
  • Fitting in and standing out: entering the professional restaurant kitchen
  • Bitches, girly girls, or moms: women's perceptions of gender appropriate leadership styles in professional kitchens
  • Challenging "choices" : women who leave restaurant kitchen work
  • Where are the great women chefs?

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