Originally Posted by
PilotWombat
For those that care about such things, a whopping 21 of the 617 pilots hired through class 20-21 are female, half of which were in the last two classes. Better yet, only 8 are black. Greater than 91.5% of all new hires this year are white men. Diversity indeed.
My daughter is in college at a major university. I have talked to her friends several times, and they are always a little intrigued by the airline life. But, none of them want to be pilots. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, IT, and nursing, but not interested in aviation. They know they have the opportunity to be pilots if they wanted, and they would likely have a much better career progression than their male counterparts, but they just don't want this lifestyle.
This lifestyle doesn't work for everyone. It is tough on families, and many people do not want the schedules that we have for the relatively small paycheck that we receive as compared to other careers available.
Maybe only white males are dumb enough to do this career, when there are much better careers out there.
Her friends will make more money, have more time off, retire earlier, and enjoy a more stable career than we have ever had.