B.C.’s chef and cook gender gap is wide, but leaders say the industry’s culture is changing
Since Kate Siegel, executive pastry chef at Fairmont Pacific Rim, started her pastry career more than 20 years ago, has often been the only female member of the kitchen.
To showcase female chefs and connect them with those entering the industry, WORTH Association – which stands for Women of Recreation, Tourism & Hospitality – is hosting an annual culinary event called Yes Shef on Nov. 6. Meanwhile, there were around 17,900 male cooks in 2022 – a 33 per cent increase from 2021, pushing the gender gap for this particular role to the widest its been in a decade, when data was first collected in 2013.
Siegel, who leads a team of mainly women, said a diverse team is essential to foster growth and creativity, which is what the industry is about. “A lot of male chefs said it’s impossible because I had no experience, nothing. But in my heart I felt, I cooked with my mom when I was young, cooking is in my soul, in my hands. Why not? I told everyone I can do it,” said Phanthoupheng.
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