Gender Bias in Fine Dining

Frank Bruni wrote an article in the New York Times investigating sex discrimination in finer New York restaurants. He writes that restaurants regularly participate in gender profiling, assuming women will eat a certain way, are less profitable, and lack the authority or knowledge to choose wine. Many also use an order-tracking software allowing servers to specify which seats "ladies" occupy.

Read the whole article here:

Old Gender Roles With Your Dinner?

What strikes me most is the willingness of women to perpetuate this system, rather than participate in the rejection of male chivalry and power. It's also interesting how "manners" and "etiquette" come into play.

UPDATE: a note on this from Feministing

Salmon with a side of gender stereotyping please