Originally Posted by
mig3
What a narrow minded thing to say.
Some barriers to consider - lack of representation, lack of female mentors, unconscious bias within the industry, sexual harassment in the workplace, increased scrutiny with higher expectations than their male peers, the "you only got the job because of your gender", the list goes on.
The 'lifestyle' argument is also nonsense. There are plenty of jobs with similar lifestyles that have better gender ratios.
Diversity is a good thing. We owe it to our female peers to make the industry as open and welcoming as possible.
No, he/she is simply stating a fact.
The vast majority of pilots I speak too welcome female pilots but all agree,including female pilots, that it must be on merit not gender.
The simple fact is females like some things more than males and vice versa. Nurses is one profession that comes to mind.