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A desire for good food flips gender roles in the only nation where men cook more than women
Around the world, women cook more meals per week than men — but Italy, already globally recognized for its cuisine, men are bucking that trend. It’s the only nation in the world where men outcook the women.
Cooking is a huge part of culture and family life in the European nation. Dinner rarely comes from a drive-thru or a box, with residents of the nation preferring freshly-made meals.
“I started cooking when I was a kid,” said electrical engineer Ilario Tito.”I learned from my grandmother, from my grandfather, to cook, also to shop (for) good food. And I like to eat.”
Sociologist Emiliana De Blasio, of Rome’s LUISS University, told CBS Saturday Morning that for Italians, time spent cooking is akin to “religion.” It also provides a way for families and loved ones to gather. With more and more women joining the workforce and a the desire for good, home-cooked meals lingering, male identity in the nation is “changing,” according to De Blasio.
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“So is tradition, is culture, is love, is also the potential to create a group and a family,” De Blasio said. “And so probably also men want all this power to create a group and family and to persist the heritage from the past to now.”
Eataly, a high-end food emporium in Rome, offers cooking classes that cover a variety of topics. When “CBS Saturday Morning” attended a class, most of the other students were men. One student, Roberto, said he came after his wife enrolled him in the class as a present.
“It’s just to say ‘Why don’t you cook also during the night?'” he said. “Because we have a lot of fights.”
Meanwhile, another student, Riccardo, does the bulk of the cooking at the home he shares with his fiancée, Chiara. She works late, so he cooks. He likes the time spent preparing a meal — and the look on his fiancée’s face when she comes home to a prepared table.
“I enjoy that moment. I’m very happy to do (for her),” Riccardo said.
But gender roles haven’t changed everywhere. De Blasio joked that when it comes to doing the dishes, women usually pick up the slack.
“Usually the men don’t clean the kitchen,” she said. “But this is an issue on which we can work. We can fix it.”
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Dartmouth sorority, 2 members of fraternity face charges after student who went to party drowned
A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer.
Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing in July after the party. State and local emergency responders searched the Connecticut River and found his body.
On Friday, police in Hanover, New Hampshire, where Dartmouth is located, announced that Alpha Phi has been charged with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house. Two members of the Beta Alpha Omega were charged with providing alcohol to a person under 21.
The party was hosted by Alpha Phi sorority and alcohol was provided by Beta Alpha Omega. Most of those at the party were under 21. At the end of the party, police said several attendees decided to swim in the river. While at the river, a heavy rainstorm hit and most people left. Jang, whose family told authorities he could not swim, was left behind.
At the time of the incident, Dartmouth suspended the sorority and fraternity and those suspensions remain in effect. Jang was a member of Beta Alpha Omega.
“Dartmouth has long valued the contributions that Greek organizations bring to the student experience, when they are operating within their stated values and standards,” the college said in a statement. “These organizations, as well as all Dartmouth students and community members, have a responsibility to ensure Dartmouth remains a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive community for students, faculty, and staff.”
No one from Alpha Phi could be reached for comment.
Singer-songwriter Khalid came out as gay on social media after he was outed, according to his posts on X.
The Grammy nominee, 26, posted a rainbow flag emoji and short statement on X on Friday afternoon.
“there yall go. next topic please lol,” Khalid, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, wrote.
In a later post, Khalid said that he had been “outted,” but did not provide any other information or context.
“The world still continues to turn,” he wrote. He added that he was “not ashamed” of his sexuality, but had not publicly spoken about it because “it ain’t nobodies business.” He responded to multiple fans’ comments to say he was never “hiding” his sexual orientation.
In a final post, he said he was done discussing the topic. He also shared some of the posts on his Instagram story, thanking fans for “all of the support.”
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CBS News reached out to Khalid’s representatives for any additional comment.
Khalid released his third studio album “Sincere” in August. Throughout his career, he has earned critical acclaim and has been nominated for six Grammy Awards. He has won multiple MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. In 2019, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
