TALENT HAS NO GENDER: S.PELLEGRINO YOUNG CHEF ACADEMY LAUNCHES A BRAND-NEW WEBINAR SERIES
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TALENT HAS NO GENDER: S.PELLEGRINO YOUNG CHEF ACADEMY LAUNCHES A BRAND-NEW WEBINAR SERIES TO DISCUSS HOW TO CREATE A FAIRER AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE GASTRONOMIC SECTOR
MILAN, November 14, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
The value of diverse talent is at the core of S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy
[https://www.sanpellegrinoyoungchefacademy.com/], the inspiring community
created by S.Pellegrino to nurture the next generation of visionary chefs. In
line with this, the leading sparkling mineral water brand presents 'Driving
gender balance in kitchens', a digital forum to raise awareness on the gender
balance issue within the food sector.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
Where are we today in terms of female representation across the industry? What
are the roots of its gender disparity? Why is change needed? How do we create
inclusive environments at restaurants? Across four episodes - available on the
S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy website
[https://www.sanpellegrinoyoungchefacademy.com/] - the webinar series explores
different aspects of the gender disbalance issue whilst outlining a roadmap for
change.
Alongside Tom Jenkins, journalist and S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy
spokesperson, as the moderator, the protagonists of the discussion about how to
create a fairer and more representative sector are: Maria Canabal,
award-winning journalist and Founder and President of the Parabere Forum, Vicky
Lau, chef-patron of the two-Michelin starred Tate Dining Room and Mora in Hong
Kong, Cristina Bowerman, the only female chef in Rome to not only helm a
Michelin-starred restaurant, at Glass Hostaria, but to hold three forks from
Gambero Rosso, and Nicolai Nørregaard, the chef and co-owner of the
Michelin-starred Kadeau restaurants in Bornholm and Copenhagen, Denmark.
THE WEBINAR SERIES MAIN TAKEOUTS
- Kitchens as boys' clubs
Canabal, starting from the history of modern cuisine, highlights how, over the
years, the militarised kitchen brigade system that favours men and everyday
sexist attitudes, have held female chefs back. Female chefs are often
underrepresented and unrecognised.
And the renowned chefs confirmed this: "If you go through the list of
award-winning women in the world, they are almost all restaurant owners. For
us, being independent is the only way to change this system", says Lau, "and
despite having no experience, when I started alone, I didn't want to recreate
an aggressive military regime. I have chosen and continue to choose calm,
serene, balanced people," she concludes.
Nørregaard has decided to manage his kitchen differently, with no tolerance for
aggression, screams and tension. "I am always the one who takes the final
decision, but I learned, from a male chef, to be kind and respectful," adds
Bowerman.
- The female chef representation issue in food media, juries and at events
Search online for 'famous chefs' and the images that appear are always of men.
But the first chef to be awarded three Michelin stars twice was a woman,
Eugènie Brazier, and it was back in 1933.
"This is proof that women in high-level kitchens aren't a recent phenomenon,"
Canabal underlines "but today they are paid 28% less than their male
colleagues. And if 93% of domestic cooking is the prerogative of women, if 48%
of undergraduates in cooking schools are women, but especially if 55% of the
world population is women, is there still a real need to distinguish between
male chefs and female chefs? Talent has no gender: are we wired to identify
talent when it comes in a feminine shape, or are we much more wired to identify
the talent when it comes in a masculine shape?" she says.
"I often feel that I am interviewed as a woman," says Lau, "I am asked to give
my point of view as a female chef and female owner, as if there were
differences with men and as if my specific job, my path did not matter in
itself." Bowerman also shares her experience of unequal pay: "I feel that I am
a second choice for many events. Those who organise festivals, events, forums
are looking for a woman not for her talent or for her path, but only as a
woman, treating us as interchangeable." In addition, Bowerman continues, "women
are offered about 20% less than men and the offer decreases every time we move
to the second name on the list."
As proof of this, female guests at events are present in decidedly negligible
percentages, except for the world jury of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy
Competition where 57% of the jurors are women.
- Improving work-life balance is a common objective
Lau, Bowerman and Nørregaard agree that stereotypes in the kitchen must be
removed.
Working in the hospitality sector is challenging for all genders and everyone
feels the need to find solutions that allow flexibility for the brigade,
improving the balance between private life and work.
Tom Jenkins commented: "We recognise that gastronomy can be a challenging
industry for female chefs and that they are often under-represented within it.
For this reason, we are particularly proud of the webinar series project, one
of the Academy's educational activities to bring the gender balance issue to
the centre of the debate, disseminating good equality practices and inspiring
young female chefs in their professional development."
About S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna
S.Pellegrino, Acqua Panna and Sanpellegrino Italian Sparkling Drinks are
international trademarks of Sanpellegrino S.p.A., which is based in Milan,
Italy. Distributed in over 150 countries through branches and distributors on
all five continents, these products represent quality excellence by virtue of
their origins and perfectly interpret Italian style worldwide as a synthesis of
pleasure, health and well-being. Founded in 1899, Sanpellegrino S.p.A. is the
leading company in the beverage sector in Italy with its range of mineral
waters, non-alcoholic aperitifs and drinks.
Sanpellegrino has always been committed to enhancing this primary good for the
planet and works responsibly and passionately to ensure that this resource has
a secure future.
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SOURCE: Sanpellegrino Group
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