that it's a pity that the issue, if it at all is an issue, can't be discussed openly.
If this isn't an open discussion, I don't know what is and secondly, (my emboldening), I don't believe it's an issue.
Why are these types of threads (and there are loads on Pprune alone) all started by men? Why is it always a man who differentiates the sex of the pilot?
Really, I don't have issue with the gender of anyone in any job; only with people who do seem to think it matters.
Again, your female instructors who were no good: was it because they were female, or because of other factors? Simply question!!!
Women are different from each other as well as being different from men. Men are different from each other as well as being different from women. What does that mean? Oh yes, we're all individuals.
Cheers
Whirls