Shytorque,
Whirlybird, I do know you're female (we have met, I visited your house up near the TNT about fourteen years ago). By sheer coincidence I drove past there again only this week, first time since.
I know YOU know who I am, as do lots of others on here. But only if they've been on PPRuNe long enough, as I rarely post here these days, and my post was to everyone.
Is it really 14 years since you visited me? Where did the time go? I've moved now, but if you're ever in Belper, just down the road, I'd be delighted to see you again.
Your experiences are interesting. I didn't teach enough women to fly to be able to generalise. The ones I did didn't have anything which stood out, except possibly lack of confidence - the "oh no, I can't" syndrome again. You may be right but I honestly don't know.