Why is it that cooking, a traditionally female field, is dominated at the top levels by men? The popularity of "celebrity chefs" (mostly men) has recently garnered attention in the media. Mike Weiss (2007) in the San Francisco Chronicle calls women's cooking "more memorable, more comforting" than men's cooking. Weiss quotes chef Joyce Goldstein ( Read more... )

Stereotypes about men and housework are widespread. Scharrer et al (2006) analyzed a week's worth of primetime commercials, and found that men doing housework were typically inept. De Ruijter et al. (2005) found that single men and women spent the same amounts on paying for "male" and "female" chores, except for dining expenses, where men paid ( Read more... )