The phrase for Women’s Day Burger King chose and sparked controversy

“If you wish, of course. Yet only 20% of chefs are women. We are on a mission to change the gender balance in the restaurant industry by empowering female employees to pursue culinary careers, ”the thread added. But despite this clarification, users argued that the fast food chain abused the meaning of the phrase.

Burger King rival Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) asked him to delete the tweet, but the company refused to do so. “Why delete a tweet that draws attention to a major lack of female representation in our industry? We think they would be okay with that too. We launched a scholarship to help more of our employees have the opportunity to pursue culinary careers, ”explained the attached burger.