Originally Posted by
Orange future
Not difficult to comprehend at all, it’s very much the case that women don’t see airline flying as a viable career of choice. The two questions that arise are firstly why and secondly what can be done about it.
Why would there be a need to do anything about it in the first place? Pilotchute's statement
"There just aren't the numbers of women interested to make it a 50/50 split. Nothing to do with ability, they probably just want a different career" is spot on and well backed by pertinent research (both regarding no noteworthy difference in ability and considerable difference in interest on a population level). For anyone interested in a more detailed overview (following the mentioned Google memo):
https://heterodoxacademy.org/2017/08/10/the-google-memo-what-does-the-research-say-about-gender-differences/ .
All for removing any barriers for women with sufficient interest and ability and even double-checking before picking a man "out of habit" or because of homophily. But stubbornly negating gender differences and attributing them to pure socialization/discrimination is simply an incorrect premise leading to flawed initiatives.