How is it that they are more male chefs as compared to female chefs, whereas the household kitchen is dominated by women.

Hi, Since, the gender ratio in India is 943 females per 1000 males according to 2011 census, you will definitely find more male employees than female employees in every sector of the economy including hospitality industry. Most of the people in India aren't aware of the opportunities that Hotel Management may provide to the Graduates and therefore they don't send their children for the course. Most for people have this misconception in mind that hotel Industry isn't safe for girls. Hotel Industry is absolutely safe for girls. There are a lot of girls working in Hotel Industry safely. There are long and extended working hours but all the reputed 5 star brands provide late night home drop to all the employees. I am a hotelier and I've experienced hospitality industry very closely and I would say that it is absolutely safe for girls.

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Cooking at home for family members is way different from cooking bulk food for hundreds and hundreds of customers. When you cook at home, it would usually require a few pounds of food materials whereas bulk cooking requires hundreds of pounds worth of groceries to be cooked. Cooking so much food at a time, and that too for hours at a stretch would require a lot of man power and extensive energy usage. Besides, the hotel industry is a 24/7 industry and requires doing night shifts as well. In India, not many women are comfortable working in night shifts due to safety reasons, family boundaries, and other duties. As a result, we do not see many female chefs in India. This however would not be true for luxury hotels and hotels abroad where there is a lot of security provided for women working night shifts. All this is however changing and more and more women are getting into the hotel industry, especially in luxury hotels and in commercial establishments.

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This is a very good question. Yes, it is true that the women take lead role in household kitchen, but they are not the leaders in hotels. There are various reasons for that. At home, it is more of a compulsion than choice. I would like to raise a question here in this forum to all the ladies, given a choice, how many will volunteer cooking at home? Now, comes the part of hotel industry where cooking means bulk cookery. It requires a lot of physical labor adding to cooking. It is also a prolonged heat resisting capacity that is required in the job. But, I have seen in recent times that new generation girls are ready to take this challenge and are opting for kitchen as their career. I am sure that we will find some finest lady chefs in near future.

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This is a very popular argument as the current scenario support the statement in the questions.They are actually way fewer women chefs as compared to males. Some of the reasons are pretty clear: The extensive and long late working hours: they are no limits to the no. of hours that chefs need to put into the kitchen and has the gender that has inter home responsibilities generally such off timings are not preferred by women. Kitchen setup: the type of infrastructure in most kitchens is pretty heavy duty. It involves a lot of heavyweight utensils, huge burners, and excruciating environment. This again can prove to be uncomfortable for women. Very few hotels have childcare facilities, so again family women tend to face issues leaving behind their responsibilities. So, these could be some of the reasons, however, despite these women continue to build their mark in the hotel kitchen and strive through difficulties.

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