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Originally Posted by busdriver12
(Post 2282422)
Approximately 5% of airline pilots are female. Do you really think these numbers are affecting hiring rates for men in any remotely significant number?
Of approximately 130,000 major airline pilots in the world, only 450 of them are female captains. They aren't sitting in your seat.:cool:
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So as long as unethical and illegal practices are being done it's OK so long as it's in small numbers?
But that was not the point. This discussion revolved around hiring the most qualified, regardless of race, gender, etc.
Otherwise in the eyes of the Supreme Court, not to mention those affected, it's reverse discrimination.
Why isn't the NFL or NBA being told they need to hire more Asian, female or Hispanic players? They hire the most qualified because they have to. Given the critical nature of what we do, shouldn't the airlines do the same? That's not to say that minorities and females aren't good pilots, only that Airlines should be expected to hire the most qualified-- regardless of gender/ethnicity. Would you rather put your family on a plane with pilots hired due to quotas or qualifications? Would you rather have the best qualified brain surgeon operating on you or someone chosen to meet an agenda?
This thread started with a pilot being forced to wear a ponytail while making comparisons to male pilots that were overweight and/or disheveled. As if to say there were no overweight female pilots and men were held to a different standard. Poor women being mistreated in aviation. Had she left gender out of her argument, this would've been a much shorter thread.
Perhaps she was as qualified as her peer class, and was hired due to her qualifications. Given United's admission of preferential hiring, we will never know.
What many failed to recognize is the impact on the younger generation. Much like what infuriated the minorities and females that preceded them, they are being discriminated against due to their race/sex. Whether the numbers are 5% or 50%, it doesn't matter when companies and government agencies openly admit to preferential hiring.
As opposed to the typically failed governments attempts to address inequality and racism, these illegal practices and policies do nothing but perpetuate anger, and racism.
Poverty and opportunity are blind to color and gender. The need for favoritism and preferential treatment of selected classes has been struck down by the Supreme Court for good reason.