\u201dIt was our intention to undermine an outdated stereotype about women and reclaim the terminology in order to highlight a big problem in the restaurant industry \u2013 that women occupy only 20% of chef positions in UK restaurants today, which we believe is offensive,\u201d said their spokesperson<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n ALSO READ<\/p>\n Burger King Trolls Donald Trump for Misspelling Hamburger<\/a><\/p>\n Only 20% of chefs in eateries are women. However, the intended joke had no one laughing. They did achieve the goal to spark discussion around gender inequality in the restaurant trade.<\/p>\n The rest of the thread explained the broader context of the joke regarding gender disparity and the launch of a new scholarship program.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201dIf they want to, of course. Yet only 20% of chefs are women, … We\u2019re on a mission to change the gender ratio in the restaurant industry by empowering female employees with the opportunity to pursue a culinary career, … We are proud to be launching a new scholarship program which will help female Burger King employees pursue their culinary dreams!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In the end, Burger King UK had to delete the tweet and apologize.<\/p>\n We hear you. We got our initial tweet wrong and we\u2019re sorry. Our aim was to draw attention to the fact that only 20% of professional chefs in UK kitchens are women and to help change that by awarding culinary scholarships. We will do better next time.<\/p>\n — Burger King (@BurgerKingUK) March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Burger-King-tweet-300x196.jpg\")
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