Burger King UK facing backlash for tweeting ‘Women belong in the kitchen’

Burger King UK posted the tweet on International Women’s Day. In a series of subsequent threaded tweets, the fast food giant pointed out the lack of female chefs in the restaurant business.

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On Monday, which is also International Women’s Day, the Twitter account for Burger King UK tweeted “Women belong in the kitchen.”

On Monday, which is also International Women’s Day, the Twitter account for Burger King UK tweeted “Women belong in the kitchen.”

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Burger King’s attempt to highlight gender disparity in the restaurant industry with a provocative tweet appears to have backfired.

On Monday, which is also International Women’s Day, the Twitter account for Burger King UK tweeted “Women belong in the kitchen.”

In a series of subsequent threaded tweets, the fast food giant pointed out the lack of female chefs in the restaurant business.

“If they want to, of course,” reads a follow-up from Burger King UK. “Yet only 20% of chefs are women. We’re on a mission to change the gender ratio in the restaurant industry by empowering female employees with the opportunity to pursue a culinary career.”

The chain then highlighted its new scholarship program for female employees to “pursue their culinary dreams!”

But it’s that initial tweet that left Twitter users grilling the fast food chain. “Please don’t use sexism as clickbait,” wrote user @BeccaBeckery.

Twitter user @snarkgrapefruit echoed similar concerns. “There’s better ways to draw attention to something that don’t including using the most sexist trope ever.”

However, the Burger King UK account seems to be defending its campaign in replies to users. When a user called the company’s tweet “weird,” Burger King UK responded: “We think it’s weird that women make up only 20% of chefs in the UK restaurant industry.”

Read more at usatoday.com

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