I think it literally depends only on woman herself how she deals with it. At the end it is our choice of career and we know what we are going for. It depends on the individuality of a woman, how far she wants to go and how much time/effort/practice, etc she is willing to invest into her career. I think that this job is hard and it is not for everyone.

If so, what do you think can be done about it? But everybody can see that this has changed rapidly in last decades and it is improving every year. However this has been a problem since early days of bartending. And in my humble opinion I think that we have to work harder than men to succeed in the industry as this job is considered to be job for a ‘man’. Picking up female bartenders is actually quite easy because most guys do it wrong. I think that maybe some customers have a problem to accept a woman behind the bar as much as they can accept a man. She was a lady with a great charm and gentle movements.ĭo you think there are barriers that women face in the industry that men don’t have to contend with? She spent all her life behind the bar, her and her father were famous for bringing more attention to a throwing technique. Maria Dolores Boadas, the first Spanish female bartender. There shouldn’t be any advantages or disadvantages for anyone.Īre there any women in the industry that served as a role model for you? If you want to raise your own profile and become famous, go for it. The next step was Rockpool Bar and Grill in Sydney and it’s been more than a year since I started work there.ĭo you think that “best female bartenders” lists are helpful, say, in raising the profile of women in the industry, or is it a bit patronising? I got more into competitions at Stitch and I was a sponge at that stage.Matteo Fabbris led and taught me and I understood where I belonged. After eight months spent there I moved to Stitch Bar where I spent a year and a half. However the boys at Zeta were patient and I was very eager to learn too. I must admit that time I knew nothing about bartending what so ever. I started off at small bar The Red Door in Surry Hills and after four months I moved to Zeta.

Could you tell us how you got to be where you are today?

Female bartender