摘要：Previous studies have shown that there are few female chefs in executive positions with a cleargender segregation in career advancements (i.e. Druckman, 2010; Harris & Giuffre, 2010). Wherewomen as a group are prevented from rising through the ranks due to their gender (Ng & Sears,2017), i.e. breaking through the so-called ´glass ceiling’. Taking on a Sri Lankan perspective, despitethe fact that women and men have equal employment rights legally, there is evidence of anexperienced gender gap. Not only are there fewer female chefs working in professional kitchens,there are also less females taking on managerial positions that indicates a “glass ceiling” within theculinary industry in Sri Lanka.
