. She is right that there are problems that need solving.
Genghis
Hate to say it but maybe the conference demographics you describe might be more a consequence of engineering than aviation.
FWIW my daughter is in the middle of a course overseas doing what might be loosely described in the UK as an M. Eng and she reckons that even now only about 10% -15% of her course are female...
OTOH from what I have witnessed at the airline where we work the percentage of new joiners who are female is significantly higher, and I'd agree very much with Sir Niall - the demography is changing.
I think TCT has missed the boat when it comes to empowering women, certainly in Western Aviation...but I'm sure she used it as bait when it came to dealing with sponsors and the media.