In my company we are looking at a staggering percentage of close to 50% of all female pilots who end up in early retirement on medical grounds! Burn-out and fear-of-flying mostly.
Early retirement being in their mid-thirties, when the babies are coming.
Now, I`m not making any statements here about the female`s ability to command an aeroplane, but these statistics alone make you wonder wether aviation is a wise career choice for women.
I would be interested to know how the statistics are in other airlines, as this is getting more and more expensive for our pension-fund as well!