A report on RTL radio yesterday substantiates what I have known all along: women are doing the cooking in France. A sociologist from Tours has studied the subject, and has found that while French men "set the table and do the dishes", they rarely participate in the other tasks involved in preparing a meal.
How true it is! Among our French friends, I don't know a single family where the man cooks more than an occasional meal, often only when the woman is out and he has no other choice.
So when I say this blog is about how French working "women" cook and manage their kitchens, I'm perfectly aware of my choice of words. Of course there are exceptions, but for the most part, cooking is still seen as the woman's role here.
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