My first instructor was a women..she was excellent...flown with heaps since, including being the only male member
of a jet crew captained by a very capable ladybird...who could and did give as good as she got in any circumstance and who left me, more than once, almost floored by her learing, good naturedly, at male pax as they boarded....flying with her was a lot of fun...remember one occassion supporting her on her line check...the checky could be dry to the extent you were not sure whether he was seriously having a go at you or not...she was suffering a little bit of checkitis/nerves and it showed...while holding before takeoff I told her not to worry, if she failed I'd support her in a sexual harrasment suit..her look of absolute horror was priceless...as was the suppressed chuckles from the checky...her check went great and we had a few beers and laughed like drains about it that evening.
I'm a single Dad to a (wonderfull) teenage girl...she'll be 16 soon...she is definately in the midst of that phenomena called puberty...I find it SO frustrating that an otherwise intelligent, bright, witty young adult becomes a complete moron when it comes to boys
Doesn't want to study (does reasonably well despite that but could do much better) and feels that socialising is much more important than anything else...I can REALLY see an argument for single sex schools.
Even though I definately fall into the age group that came before PC and SNAGS I am convinced that, professionally, a person's sex is not an indication of competence or otherwise...it's irrelevant.
HOWEVER.
I have been dragged, by numerous females-both friends and 'more than' since my teens, to the conclusion that when it comes to men women are the dumbest, most illogical thing on two legs.
Definately too there are differences of perception towards the opposite sex...as someone posted above, some things which females tout as their strongsuites can be seen as otherwise by males and visa versa...the very basis of the battle of the sexes perhaps....definately the main pane in the glass ceiling.
It's a dilema