New Movement to Tackle Gender Inequality in the Kitchen

A top training provider has cooked up a campaign designed to encourage more women to consider careers in the kitchen and promote greater equality within the industry. Award-winning chef Sally Abe says only 17 percent of professional chefs in the UK are women, in her book ‘A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen’, which was published last year. Sally also says women hold just eight percent of head chef positions in Michelin-starred restaurants in the UK. International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8 provided the perfect platform for the launch of The Shef Movement, designed to inspire future talent, encourage women already in the industry and support employers to champion equality. The campaign is led by the HIT Chef Academy, part of HIT Training, a national provider of hospitality and catering apprenticeships which works with employers nationwide through its award-winning Chef Academy. Through apprenticeships, training and leadership development, HIT supports chefs from entry level through to senior leadership, which it says makes it uniquely placed to lead The Shef Movement. Paul Mannering, National Hospitality and Culinary Lead, HIT Training said: “The Shef Movement is an ongoing initiative to celebrate, amplify and support female chefs across the hospitality industry. “It will [...] The post New Movement to Tackle Gender Inequality in the Kitchen first appeared on Luxury Hospitality Magazine.