"Why are only 2.9% of professional licence holders in the UK female? What is it about our industry that is so unattractive to females? Being a mother and being a pilot should in no way be incompatible."
What BALPA have done is made smaller companies realise now that employing women is LESS attractive. If you had a handful of jets would you now employ a women who was likely to cost you time and money? No.
Typical of BA/BALPA to see how this will effect the real world.