Originally Posted by
Sprite
I realise those who think female pilots are getting an advantage in recruitment are the minority...but seriously to those who think this, grow up and realise that women actually can be better candidates. It is possible that the females who are applying are more motivated and more qualified than the males, purely because we have had to fight harder and work harder to get into a position to apply.
I agree with your general sentiment. Like I alluded to in an earlier post, I think airline recruiters are aiming nowadays to avoid recruiting “those who will cause CRM problems in the future”.
Maybe they are looking for those who possess more empathy, better communication skills, better ability to work in teams and less driven by ego. It may be possible (and I’ll again add as a caveat - not certainly) that females are performing better on assessments in those areas than men.