In this short video Angela Hartnett, chef patron at Murano, Carrie Wicks, director of operations at Firmdale Hotels and Jillian Maclean, founder of Drake & Morgan discuss how the industry approach to women has changed, the challenges female employees still face and their advice to young women.
Whether it is by getting ahead in a male dominated kitchen under the tutelage of Gordon Ramsay to achieve Michelin-star status, founding a bar company led by women at the height of the recession or promoting female general managers; all three have helped women in the sector so do they see being a role model as an important responsibility in their respective careers?
Women are still under-represented in the top hospitality jobs so on International Women's Day 2012 BigHospitality asked if the sector was still a challenging place for women.