Originally Posted by
SonicCarhop
Do you believe that men are inherently better pilots than women? I'm guessing (and would agree) the answer is no.
So why are there 10 male pilots at United for every 1 female? Because the pool of candidates to work at a major airline currently only allows for that.
The announcement by United isn't a quota to hire a certain number of female mainline pilots. It's a goal to have a certain percentage of female/minority candidates into their Aviate pipeline p
1. It is a quota. It's a quota because the company is putting numerical values as publicly stated goals.
2. The pool of candidates are those that felt "called" to "compete." You can only make it into a "pool" if you compete every step of the way. it's a giant funnel. Not everyone who gets into the funnel makes it out.
3. Many females do not pursue this as a career because they want to do other things. Doctors, Lawyers, teachers, nurses. Those careers allow for ladies to raise a family. Not a lot of ladies like to go out on 4 (4 day trips a month) while trying to balance family.
4. This may sound "sexist" but, lots of women don't enjoy this lifestyle.
5. Anyone and everyone that wishes to "compete" for a pilot position is free to do so. If the aviate program did not exist, United would still hire as many females and minorities as they could. The company doesn't need a program or a flight school to institutionalize their preferred hiring quotas.