#GoodRead | Alain Ducasse on women in the kitchen and life in Paris after the attacks
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In 2011, Ducasse established the Femmes en Avenir (Women of the Future) programme in association with the French government to encourage women in the outskirts of Paris to earn a culinary diploma and then into relevant employment. Ducasse points out that cooking itself is a "social ladder" and that regardless of background, "anyone can start as a commis and become a successful chef".