I did pay my dues too; I flew saabs at eagle for almost 8 years, before being hired at brown(no, i'm not gonna reveal my DOH). But I still feel that, being a woman, I was a "shoe in" during the interview. There were plenty of men who were more qualified than me, who did not get hired(plus I only had ONE internal rec).

On a side note, I agree with the affirmative action note: it's racism, sexism etc and organizations like WIA(women in aviation) should be ceased. It favors one sex over the other, something that I believe is wrong.