Seriously, Australia needs to have a really good hard look at itself in a room full of mirrors!
It has become a very sad, stagnating left wind socialist "nanny-state" where you legislate for the stupid and idiotic fools. You get a medal for just being there, NOT for winning or 2nd/3rd place! What ****e is that?
Take a good look around the world at the countries that followed this socialist line and look at the mess they're in now!
If you want to be a pilot, do it and if you're good enough and pass the myriad of tests, you make it. End of story! Male OR female.
The reason alot of people are not joining the industry now has been covered in many a thread here on PP.