Just another step in the correct direction. But then, there are circumstances that require a gender-based preceding adjective.

I worked as a baker in a five star hotel for several years and never noticed this. Not in that particular industry anyway. Seems go be more prevalent in athletics.

What about high school/college athletics? If the football or baseball team are the "Wolves" then the girl's teams are the "Lady Wolves". Why aren't the girls the wolves & boys the men wolves? Why are the Tennessee footballers the "Volunteers" or "Vols" while the women's team are the "Lady Vols"? I heard of a hs fb team the "Steers" & the women's teams were the "Lady Steers" ---- which is absurd on more than one level....

Such distinctions are wrong gender has nothing to do with them

I say "male chef" or "female chef" if the distinction is important to the discussion.

In my Navy women were called WAVES 1973 now all are called sailors