Originally Posted by
parkfell
What would be interesting to know is the percentage of women pilots, including prospective ones, who have family members involved in aviation.
I would suggest that the seed is sown at a fairly early age.
Those who have never thought about it until post secondary education will be a comparatively small percentage of their total.
Unless someone knows differently.............
I cannot think of any female pilots I know who didn't have a family link to the industry.
I can think of a great many male pilots who didn't. Which again demonstrates the real problem, that women do not think it is a possible or viable career option (unless they have someone telling them otherwise, which if they don't have family members in the industry, they won't)