When you look at Asian society it isn't surprising at all that women are not "allowed" to fly (or have never even considered it). But then it's not just Asian culture: Cathay, a Swire Company (British) quite happily avoided employing women as pilots until very recently. I know they have non-discrimination legislation in the UK... its a shame they didn't see fit to observe it off their home turf, whether they had to or not.
Argus, why is the onus on women to open up the opportunities? That means we have to make a lot of noise and jump up and down, and then you get to call us something like "power feminists". I really think its just a matter of human rights. Could the black Africans in South Africa have stopped apartheid by themselves (without violence)? how about African Americans abolishing slavery? How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?...only one...but the light bulb has to really want to change (!) Just open the doors and make it a non hostile place for women to work.
On a related topic, why don't we open a thread in jet blast to see who can come up with the most egotistical PPRune UserName: I think mine will be: "my balls are so big I have to carry them in a wheelbarrow" ...or should that be "ovaries"...
[This message has been edited by Oleo (edited 28 March 2000).]