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000007686 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/9019s3210
000007686 037__ $$aETD
000007686 245__ $$aAn exploratory analysis of culinary educators' constructs of gender equality
000007686 260__ $$bMarylhurst University: Oregon Health and Science University
000007686 269__ $$a2015
000007686 336__ $$aThesis
000007686 502__ $$gFood Systems & Society
000007686 520__ $$aIt is commonly understood that gender inequality exists in society. The workplace is one area where gender inequality is prevalent. Women are paid less than men and promoted into positions of prestige less often. The restaurant industry mirrors this phenomenon. Women comprise the vast majority of restaurant industry workers, working in the least-skilled and lowest-paid positions. Opportunities for women to obtain high levels of skill and education have failed to advance women in the restaurant industry. For these reasons, it is important to investigate the relationship between gender inequality, culinary education, and the restaurant industry to discern possible areas of mitigation. I investigate this relationship using qualitative exploratory research methods to analyze the websites of culinary educational programs. My main research question is: How are culinary educational programs addressing gender inequality in the restaurant industry? The findings show explicit attempts to promote gender equality through scholarships. However, despite increased numbers of women on culinary campuses, gender inequality persists in the organizations' faculty, boards, and committees. I find that culinary education programs address gender implicitly by promoting diversity through Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, and national origin. Even though the restaurant industry is diverse in these areas, diversity has failed to create equality for women. Therefore, I argue that gender equality in the restaurant industry would benefit from more explicit measures. Such measures include grounded theory research and systemic approaches modeled after policies of Nordic countries.
000007686 650__ $$aEducation$$018215
000007686 650__ $$aGender Equity$$013435
000007686 650__ $$aDiversity, Equity, Inclusion$$013904
000007686 6531_ $$achef
000007686 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine
000007686 692__ $$aGraduate Programs in Human Nutrition
000007686 7001_ $$aAala, Nancy
000007686 8564_ $$9259186b9-1aea-4502-8e8d-7baa1a0ed253$$s805763$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7686/files/Aala.Nancy.2015.pdf
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000007686 980__ $$aFood Systems & Society