Why are there so few female chefs?

Despite huge changes in kitchen culture, fewer than a fifth of professional chefs in the UK are female, down on last year. Is its reputation for being a tough, male-dominated job still putting women off – or is that image unfair?

10 of the most inspiring contemporary female adventurers

Following our article on female adventurers of the past, we’re bringing things up to date with a look at the explorers making their mark today and inspiring others to get out and blaze a trail

Saatchi Gallery to show its first all-female art exhibition

Champagne Life, which will showcase work of 14 artists, attempts to redress gender disparity in contemporary art

‘I have the best job in the world’. Meet the alcohol alchemist

Sian Anderson designs new drinks ranges for Diageo. She explains the link between science and creativity and why her team is like a big family

Veuve Clicquot: the effervescent widow who gave us the champagne lifestyle

Married in a cellar and given Dom Pérignon’s book by the priest, Madame Clicquot’s verve made her business a success

If women built cities, what would our urban landscape look like?

The number of women in UK architecture firms is falling, and many urbanists are worried by the ‘very, very male-dominated’ worlds of planning and construction. So how would cities differ if women designed them?